Amazon Unbound

JEFF BEZOS and the INVENTION of a GLOBAL EMPIRE

Brad Stone, 2021 - 381.45 Beaverton Library

p47 Amazon leadership committee, the S-Team how did it get that name, how many people, meeting how often

p112 Typical package $150K; signing bonus and a grant of stock vested in 5%, 15%, 20%, and 40% over four years. Stock grants lowered proportional to rising stock price.

p117 realDonaldTrump "The @washingtonpost, which loses a fortune, is owned by @JeffBezos for purposes of keeping taxes down at his no profit company, @amazon.

• p118 realDonaldTrump "The @washingtonpost loses money (a deduction) and gives owner @JeffBezos power to screw public on low taxation of @Amazon! Big tax shelter"

  • realDonaldTrump "If @amazon ever had to pay fair taxes, its stock would crash and it would crumple like a paper bag. The @washingtonpost is saving it!

p120 !@JeffBezos "Finally trashed by @realDonaldTrump. Will still reserve him a seat on the Blue Origin rocket. #sendDonaldtosspace http://bit.ly/1OpyW5N