Conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology.
May 27-29, 2008
Carlsbad, California
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Speaker
Jeffrey P. Bezos 
Chairman, President and CEO
Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos is one of the Internet's true pioneers and visionaries, creating one of the Web's greatest brands and one of its most enduring companies. He founded Amazon in 1994, using his theories about leveraging the Web to move goods around more efficiently. While the company has had some bumps along the way and has morphed its businesses relentlessly, it has defied its critics and has become the most significant online retailer in the world. Mr. Bezos has long been a geek, using computer science in all his jobs, such as working on technically sophisticated quantitative hedge funds on Wall Street for D.E. Shaw & Co. He also led the development of computer systems that helped manage more than $250 billion in assets for Bankers Trust Company. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University in 1986.
Posts With Jeff Bezos
Adios, Dora? Why Netflix Can Afford to Get Pickier About Its Content Deals.
The digital gravy train may be coming to a halt for the movie and TV guys. It was good while it lasted.
Amazon Shows Off Its First TV Shows, and Wants to Know What You Think
A novel approach to pilot season for Jeff Bezos’s first attempt at original programming.
Henry Blodget Helps Jeff Bezos Out With Some Writing
Jeff Bezos, investor, bets on Henry Blodget. Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, quotes Henry Blodget.
REUNITED! This Time, Jeff Bezos Bets on Henry Blodget.
And now for a brief history lesson.
Jeff Bezos, the Underwater Spaceship-Saving Billionaire
Maybe money can’t buy you happiness. But it can let you finance an expedition to fish the remains of the Apollo 11 out of the Atlantic. Very cool.
Voices
Why We Must Think Bigger
Today, investors are less interested in transformative companies and more interested in trendy, “quick response” ones.
Amazon’s Executive Team Is Shrinking
Amazon’s management team has quietly lost four executives over the past year.
Amazon Makes Murmurs About Its Video Business
It’s certainly no Netflix killer, at least not now. But Jeff Bezos and company say Web video usage, and spending, are increasing.
Amazon Q4 Revenue Up 22 Percent, but Softer Than Expected
In the fourth quarter, Amazon’s revenue increased 22 percent and profits were down 45 percent.
Amazon Surges to New Highs on Expectation of Positive Holiday Report
Amazon’s fourth-quarter sales should be up as much as 30 percent year over year, or double the overall e-commerce market.