Jeff Bezos - March 1998, earliest long speech

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  • Опубликовано: 5 мар 2019
  • Amazon CEO & Founder Jeff Bezos share his wisdom to us

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  • @elperroreggae
    @elperroreggae 3 года назад +156

    The audio is surprisingly good for the video's quality.

    • @BunnyMuffins
      @BunnyMuffins 3 года назад +23

      the SM58 been used since the 60s I think. Many youtubers/streamers/singers still buy the SM58 for $100 in 2020. Crazy to think how far video has come, but audio only got a few new upgrades

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад +1

      @@BunnyMuffins who the fuck knows after all

    • @thisisajaym
      @thisisajaym 3 года назад +1

      @@BunnyMuffins Great info.

    • @richiekock8835
      @richiekock8835 3 года назад +5

      dude it was 1998, not 1898

    • @topdog5252
      @topdog5252 2 года назад

      @@BunnyMuffins rlly. That’s pretty wild

  • @jeffnolan5211
    @jeffnolan5211 3 года назад +52

    Amazing performance-articulate, charismatic, detail-oriented, and farsighted.

  • @0ca0s000100err0r0000
    @0ca0s000100err0r0000 3 года назад +57

    I have the feeling that this video will be studied in history class and books. Awesome document.

  • @amorybristol2568
    @amorybristol2568 4 года назад +152

    This man had a strong strategy from the get go, and he stuck to it. Much respect!

    • @jayjawad8665
      @jayjawad8665 3 года назад +11

      He also had plenty of loyal venture capital money that got his back throughout the ups and downs....But, above all, he took a chance and it paid off....

    • @Anthony-sn9kl
      @Anthony-sn9kl 3 года назад

      Indeed

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 3 года назад

      He didn't stick to his original strategy; he brought in MBAs and started selling everything.

    • @rosh70
      @rosh70 Год назад +1

      Absolutely. "stuck with it" is a key phrase - he's not just smart, he's wise and thinks long-term.

  • @ephraimmulilo7098
    @ephraimmulilo7098 3 года назад +86

    Looking back it's easy to understand why Amazon is where it is today. Good on ya Jeff!

  • @symontemplar1418
    @symontemplar1418 3 года назад +24

    His searing intellect and mirthful enthusiasm is on full display for all to see.

  • @lorenzo.fiorini
    @lorenzo.fiorini 3 года назад +67

    Talking about using neural networks for recommendation algorithms in 1998. 😌

    • @adamlee9347
      @adamlee9347 3 года назад +2

      Yeah that was interesting

    • @adamlee9347
      @adamlee9347 3 года назад +1

      @@depression_isnt_real me neither

    • @teleportdinero
      @teleportdinero 3 года назад

      @@depression_isnt_real young sheep u guys will never learn🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @HazemElsawy
      @HazemElsawy 3 года назад

      It’s insane how focused this guy was and still

    • @laxmikantapoudel5049
      @laxmikantapoudel5049 3 года назад

      @@depression_isnt_real Would you mind telling your experience so that it can help me too.

  • @CaptainPlanet007
    @CaptainPlanet007 3 года назад +26

    Wow!! Looking back hindsight, Bezos saw the future for what it is today. He’s a true visionary.

  • @orlandofranconovesterasjr.5548
    @orlandofranconovesterasjr.5548 3 года назад +12

    All the people asking questions sounds like they had a whole week preparing their questions, so clear and confident haha

  • @Eetelpiii
    @Eetelpiii 3 года назад +15

    "It's my wife speaking up, saving me, once again!" you deserve your billions McKenzie! F what everybody says!!!!

  • @temisanakapa4157
    @temisanakapa4157 3 года назад +11

    I am sure the organizers of this event would be proud they invited jeff for this talk looking back at it now. such a visionary

  • @HazemElsawy
    @HazemElsawy 3 года назад +8

    I thought this was 2018 or something speech, until I looked at the address and saw 1998, he was so far ahead of his competition no wonder he’s the richest now

  • @fordtruck7896
    @fordtruck7896 2 года назад +10

    Having seen several Bezos talks already, I'm amazed at how much new & interesting info is in this speech!! Great video!

  • @Stringfreak
    @Stringfreak 3 года назад +9

    That man surely seems to know what he is doing. I hope he becomes a millionaire someday.

  • @omkar0lb7
    @omkar0lb7 3 года назад +13

    Just about to sleep when i discovered this gem, completed it!
    Sleep can wait

    • @luperciomario
      @luperciomario 3 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @raymondhansen4482
      @raymondhansen4482 3 года назад +3

      That’s crazy, I couldn’t sleep and randomly decided to watch a Jeff Bezos Speech and this came up.

    • @princesssana2246
      @princesssana2246 2 года назад

      Same here

  • @SVTX.AP0L0_
    @SVTX.AP0L0_ 2 года назад +10

    This is exactly the kind of content I was looking for... J.Bezos on his own words, out of kinda 'romantic' stories.
    Many truths spoken, which we take for a granted reality in the present; it must have been exciting having been on that room at that moment.
    Thanks for sharing this!😉👍👍

  • @gytisatmanavicius689
    @gytisatmanavicius689 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the re-upload those tend to get lost or overshadowed by the sheer amount of content available nowadays.

    • @symontemplar1418
      @symontemplar1418 3 года назад +1

      There is s lot of garbage out their as it relates to content. This upload however is pure gold.

  • @kunalsarkar2246
    @kunalsarkar2246 3 года назад +5

    "customer satisfaction" focus on one thing, give it time and you will be great at it, money and fame will come automatically

  • @Neonb88
    @Neonb88 3 года назад +2

    Amazon's catalogue would have been the size of 40 NYC phone books in 1998! Wow, not gonna forget that soon.
    That's like buying the Encyclopedia Brittannica and paging through it rather than driving to the nearest bookstore

  • @weinvestedtv
    @weinvestedtv 3 года назад +3

    Great video 🔥

  • @MarketStoic
    @MarketStoic 5 месяцев назад

    These old videos are important to watch again, because they enlighten you about what to look for in a founder. There will continue to be many startups and businesses being setup in the near future. And we want to be able to identify the ones with the most potential for future success; starting with how passionate and dedicated their founders are

  • @jaicsdx
    @jaicsdx 3 года назад +19

    you may think amazon is a giant bully killing other shops and merchants, but this guy has a heart of gold.

    • @akashyadav1975
      @akashyadav1975 3 года назад

      Not actually

    • @jasdeepsingh6568
      @jasdeepsingh6568 3 года назад +1

      Ya... Not really. Bezos is a genius but he's also a greedy capitalist.

    • @symontemplar1418
      @symontemplar1418 3 года назад +3

      @@jasdeepsingh6568 Capitalism. It's the American way :)

    • @butt.
      @butt. 3 года назад +3

      @@jasdeepsingh6568 Ah yes, another attack at producers and capitalists, with no solution or alternative other than living in a sense of moral superiority while bathing in ignorance for how the labor markets work.

    • @jgrullon32
      @jgrullon32 3 года назад

      Hes ahead of competition. You either survive or don't survive. Dont have to pay taxes. Customer service. Hire people in different industries.

  • @valentinec1245
    @valentinec1245 4 года назад +19

    Very interesting video, Jeff is a great visionary and pioneer, Thanks for sharing

  • @klesstwo
    @klesstwo 2 года назад +4

    He called the internet "Primitive Infant"Technology in 1998. It's almost as if he had a 30 year vision of his company and the internet and he saw how "shitty" the internet is from 1998.

  • @MrWarmhole
    @MrWarmhole Год назад +6

    It's crazy that he talks about the technology at the time as somebody from today would now.

  • @badboysandhu
    @badboysandhu 3 года назад +8

    Seems like a nice guy, hope it worked out for him

  • @jessicamaden707
    @jessicamaden707 2 года назад +4

    ❤💚 Everything Jeff puts out is GOLD. Even in its youth Amazon knew the strength of spiritual growth.
    Thank you Jeff for teaching the world so much. 💚❤

  • @kmowl1994
    @kmowl1994 2 года назад

    This is a gem

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 9 дней назад +1

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  • @Timetraveler532
    @Timetraveler532 3 года назад +9

    This guy is on the frontier of the internet and has no idea of its potential but excited to take full advantage and fast forward to today drops his wife and same day gets with his side chick . Dont underestimate this tech geek.

    • @raymondhansen4482
      @raymondhansen4482 3 года назад +1

      He was very aware of the potential of the internet. As he mentions in this speech, the use of the internet was growing 2300% yoy and he as a TED talk (link provided) where he compares early stages of other industries and compares it to the internet.
      ruclips.net/video/vMKNUylmanQ/видео.html
      Tech Geek and Visionary !

  • @eduard5524
    @eduard5524 4 месяца назад

    Great speech, demonstrates what a skilled strategic businessman looks like.

  • @sethother8012
    @sethother8012 Год назад +1

    That opening speech guy with the Boston accent reminds me of the lawyer from the Simpsons. Not lionel hutz, the other guy, with the glasses who always defends Mr Burns.

  • @andyvaldez212
    @andyvaldez212 Год назад +2

    49:44 greatest understatement of the century ....

  • @mooallan5611
    @mooallan5611 3 года назад +7

    I liked the story about money in floppy desk at min.12

    • @jaytee7786
      @jaytee7786 3 года назад

      Very interesting story🤣🤣

    • @tudormicu1197
      @tudormicu1197 3 года назад

      As a romanian, I can confirm that:))

  • @amalekilawlor2922
    @amalekilawlor2922 4 месяца назад +1

    “People think neural networks will be valuable in this space”, little did he know. 😂

  • @GauravSingh-js3vm
    @GauravSingh-js3vm 3 года назад +7

    Google uncle was yet to be born at the time of this speech..😄😅

  • @TheDavidlloydjones
    @TheDavidlloydjones 3 года назад +4

    A.B. Dick: Every highschool craziness I ever did, 1957 to 1961, was made possible by their machines!
    (Actually not quite: I may have done one or two things in methyl blue off a sheet of gelatin -- so I knew enough to be impressed by the Dick machines. Thank you, then-kyew, honestly, Thank You, A.B. Dick corporation!)
    1998 is roughly about when I sent my fifth Amazon purchase back for a refund -- but told them on the phone that the first four had been so good I really wanted them to succeed.

  • @joejoe-ln1wq
    @joejoe-ln1wq 3 года назад +1

    This video is going to get millions of views

  • @prula
    @prula 3 года назад +2

    Epic Truth Bombs!

  • @jayashreechakravarthy4949
    @jayashreechakravarthy4949 8 месяцев назад

    Jeff gets access to my humorometer.

  • @themovement1092
    @themovement1092 Год назад

    Right on target 🎯 Jeff ♥️

  • @krishnarajbastola50
    @krishnarajbastola50 Год назад +1

    I hope 🤞🥺

  • @FranzVonGaart
    @FranzVonGaart 2 года назад +1

    26:20 he talks about decision-making frameworks - "regret minimization framework".

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 6 дней назад +1

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  • @bobby-hg9hs
    @bobby-hg9hs 5 месяцев назад

    The early day's of BEZOS 💞💝💞

  • @satyambhartee3189
    @satyambhartee3189 Год назад

    Fun shopping, there was a particular day in china when there is maximum clothes sale, that was perfect example of fun shopping without need

  • @goo4450
    @goo4450 3 года назад +9

    the good ole' days when amazon associates got 15%

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад

      15% of what

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад

      vendors commission

    • @WheelsakaSpeedy
      @WheelsakaSpeedy 3 года назад +2

      All the people asking questions sounds like they had a whole week preparing their questions, so clear and confident haha

  • @nzshareman
    @nzshareman 3 года назад +2

    He didn't mention longitude what a plonka !!!

  • @kimchi_taco
    @kimchi_taco 3 года назад +1

    51:00 collaborative filter and neural net in 1998 wow

  • @Neonb88
    @Neonb88 3 года назад +2

    Jeff starts at 4:32

  • @CaptainPlanet007
    @CaptainPlanet007 3 года назад +11

    These people should of invested in Amazon stock after this speech, had they done so, many of them would of been millionaires.

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад +5

      should HAVE

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад +2

      how the fuck can anyone make that "mistake"

    • @CaptainPlanet007
      @CaptainPlanet007 3 года назад +2

      @@alainportant6412 You failed.

    • @andrewgarcia3136
      @andrewgarcia3136 3 года назад

      they would also be scum for participating in the rise of one of the most notorious robber barons of all time. i'm a trader but amazon is a hard pass for me. don't need it, don't want it.

    • @alainportant6412
      @alainportant6412 3 года назад +7

      ​@@andrewgarcia3136 If you are a trader you are a piece of shit. You are the worse of the worse, you destroy value instead of creating it.
      Bezos created the best online marketplace and the best most reliable cloud computing service mankind has ever known, he did all of it within 25 years, and now he's building the space market of tomorrow.
      What did you do for society in 25 years you nobody piece of shit.

  • @tongchengli5024
    @tongchengli5024 3 года назад +1

    Wow

  • @Wahyu-sz3sh
    @Wahyu-sz3sh 3 года назад +2

    This is cool

  • @lifeisabadjoke5750
    @lifeisabadjoke5750 7 месяцев назад

    Wow what a visionary!

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 9 дней назад +1

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  • @shivangraisurana9955
    @shivangraisurana9955 3 года назад +1

    when it just sold books... im sure no one took him as seriously then

  • @NOAZ-Spa-KUNGU-Kulambiro
    @NOAZ-Spa-KUNGU-Kulambiro 4 месяца назад

    🎉🎉

  • @satyambhartee3189
    @satyambhartee3189 Год назад

    Fun shopping, binge shopping, and Amazon started by selling convience to book readers

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 9 дней назад +1

    ❤❤❤รักเจฟฟ์😊😊😊😊

  • @user-ce6bg8pv2n
    @user-ce6bg8pv2n 3 месяца назад

    Jeff

  • @yomwoldemichael451
    @yomwoldemichael451 3 года назад +3

    @22:00 he predicted hubspot

  • @starlord872
    @starlord872 Год назад

    I wonder how he did advertisement at the time?

  • @moonboy5851
    @moonboy5851 3 года назад +6

    Ahead of his time.

  • @Math_kru_earng
    @Math_kru_earng 6 дней назад

    what stage of Amazon at that time?

  • @eric_9565
    @eric_9565 3 года назад +3

    Talking about AI in 98

    • @SoundsSilver
      @SoundsSilver 2 года назад

      AI has been a fad several times

  • @alainportant6412
    @alainportant6412 3 года назад +7

    Beff Jezos 8:37

  • @SaugaSen
    @SaugaSen 3 года назад

    Buying up all the original books on Lycans 👀👁

  • @namantainit
    @namantainit 3 года назад +1

    Neural network in 😲

  • @fantasypolice
    @fantasypolice Год назад

    57:42 - "Save for later" 🛒

  • @sethother8012
    @sethother8012 Год назад

    At 16:10 he says Amazon generates 300, 000 in revenue annually. lol He’s almost proud too. He doesn’t even know yet.

  • @trapslime16
    @trapslime16 2 года назад

    Before Google and facebook

  • @satyambhartee3189
    @satyambhartee3189 Год назад

    So it's an ancient method of operating

  • @timothycook4782
    @timothycook4782 3 года назад

    "Still, Yahoo of course, is the most trafficked site"

  • @pranjayarora8115
    @pranjayarora8115 5 месяцев назад

    VIDEO AD ON RUclips APP NO AD ON RUclips WEBSITE

  • @Fenghanlinthebest
    @Fenghanlinthebest 3 года назад +2

    back when his hair existed

  • @ammbr
    @ammbr 3 года назад +12

    we call that a visionary. damn... nowadays its AI that will be the next big thing, i'm 100% sure... 10years from now, whoever build something around AI ideas It would be the next huge hit.

  • @jayashreechakravarthy4949
    @jayashreechakravarthy4949 8 месяцев назад

    Wipe.

  • @juhyokang2571
    @juhyokang2571 7 месяцев назад

    Last order wait okok

  • @BigGerthQuake
    @BigGerthQuake 3 года назад +2

    This level of vertical integration reminds me of Tesla 🤫

  • @chenlim2165
    @chenlim2165 Месяц назад

    LOL, AI was hot even in 1998. 21:00

  • @user-ob8zf7mn6z
    @user-ob8zf7mn6z Год назад

    кажете името на българина

  • @satyambhartee3189
    @satyambhartee3189 Год назад

    🦊 competition

  • @donutsarecool5409
    @donutsarecool5409 Год назад

    57:15

  • @dilshodsultan6575
    @dilshodsultan6575 3 года назад +1

    "We did have God review the Bible", LMAO

  • @nangmoi7957
    @nangmoi7957 3 года назад

    if you want God to forgive you dont commet here just go to the church and pray.

  • @satyambhartee3189
    @satyambhartee3189 Год назад

    Ààabooka

  • @user-oj4iz9gb9m
    @user-oj4iz9gb9m 7 месяцев назад +1

    😂$2 MIL by his parents in 1996 (public library records) prove that making even 10 tech startups with it, could've been possible, out of which easily 3 could've been listed on nyse. STOP #hero #worshipping

    • @zachbarber3211
      @zachbarber3211 4 месяца назад

      Do you.. not know what venture capitalists are? Asking his parents to invest is a favor to them, it allows them to profit off the business. If it weren't for his parents, by 1996 he could have absolutely taken the existing business to some VC's and secured the same funding. Your point is moot.

    • @user-oj4iz9gb9m
      @user-oj4iz9gb9m 4 месяца назад

      @@zachbarber3211 😂BEZOS PARENTS R NOT VCs, WERE NOT VCs.

    • @zachbarber3211
      @zachbarber3211 4 месяца назад

      @@user-oj4iz9gb9m you have no idea what I'm saying, do you? I didn't say they were VCs. Of course we aren't VCs, neither is Bezos. A VC is somebody who makes it their business to invest in other businesses. I don't think you understand what that is or what we're talking about here. My point was that if his parents didn't invest 2 mil some VC would have gladly.

  • @andrewgarcia3136
    @andrewgarcia3136 3 года назад +1

    Jeff Bezos has decided he will not end world hunger today

    • @RichieD_21
      @RichieD_21 2 года назад

      As if he has the power to do that smh idiot

  • @buzztalk4560
    @buzztalk4560 3 года назад +1

    I thought its DONALD TRUMP 51:03 :) :)

  • @emsik185
    @emsik185 3 года назад +1

    we need to stop buying online, we are killing off local stores buying online, being lazy :(

  • @medisonluna1254
    @medisonluna1254 3 года назад +1

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  • @michaelanderson9897
    @michaelanderson9897 2 года назад

    Highly doubt this man will be successful.🤪

  • @teleportdinero
    @teleportdinero 3 года назад +1

    Dude been greedy since 1998!! The richest man in the world is a joke!

  • @WheelsakaSpeedy
    @WheelsakaSpeedy 3 года назад +5

    The audio is surprisingly good for the video's quality.