Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is a billionaire who's had an amazing life and career.
Today, his "Everything Store" sells nearly $80 billion worth of goods per year.
Unfamiliar with Bezos' story?
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Jeff Bezos' mom, Jackie, was a teenager when she had him in January 1964. She had recently married Cuban immigrant Mike Bezos, who adopted Jeff. Jeff didn't learn that Mike wasn't his real father until he was 10 but says he was more fazed about learning he needed to get glasses than he was about the news.
Between 4 and 16, Bezos spent summers on his grandparents' ranch in Texas, doing farm work like repairing windmills and castrating bulls.
His grandfather, Preston Gise, was a huge inspiration for Bezos and helped kindle his passion for intellectual pursuits. At a commencement address in 2010, Bezos said that Gise taught him that "it's harder to be kind than clever."
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