Jeff Bezos’ Parents Put $250,000 Into His 1995 Internet Bet Despite a 70% Loss Risk
In 1995, Jeff Bezos pitched his parents, Miguel and Jackie Bezos, on an online bookstore and they put $250,000 of their savings into the idea after he warned there was a 70% chance they would lose everything. That early stake, bought at roughly 17 cents a share for 1,430,244 shares, later ballooned to a value […]
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A historical anecdote recounts how Jeff Bezos's parents invested $250,000 in his 1995 online bookstore venture at roughly 17 cents per share for 1,430,244 shares, despite his warning of a 70% chance of total loss. The stake later grew enormously as Amazon became a dominant company. The story has no direct bearing on current crypto prices or market structure and is purely informational.
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