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fixing spelling of Jeff's last name
| industry = e-Commerce
| industry = e-Commerce
| founded = 1994
| founded = 1994
| founder(s) = Jeff Bezoz
| founder(s) = Jeff Bezos
| headquarters = Washington
| headquarters = Washington
| country = United States
| country = United States
| revenue = 34.20B
| revenue = 34.20B
| website = http://www.amazon.com
| website = http://www.amazon.com
| keypeople = Jeff Bezoz, Prsident, CEO, Chairman of the Board
| keypeople = Jeff Bezos, Prsident, CEO, Chairman of the Board
Werner Vogels, VP & CTO
Werner Vogels, VP & CTO
Mathew Work, VP, Alexa Research
Mathew Work, VP, Alexa Research
==History==
==History==
[[Mr. Jeff Bezoz]], a young hedge fund analyst founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore. At first, he planned to call his company Cadabra but he changed his mind because it sounds like “cadaver.” He finally decided to call the company Amazon.com after one of the world’s largest river Amazon, which represents the gigantic number of books he plans to sell online. Jeff’s parents were the first investors in the company and entrusted him $300,000 from their retirement savings. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/business/yourmoney/10amazon.html?_r=1&ei=5090&en=c805d53acf76f2b3&ex=1278648000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all NYTimes.com]</ref>
[[Mr. Jeff Bezos]], a young hedge fund analyst founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore. At first, he planned to call his company Cadabra but he changed his mind because it sounds like “cadaver.” He finally decided to call the company Amazon.com after one of the world’s largest river Amazon, which represents the gigantic number of books he plans to sell online. Jeff’s parents were the first investors in the company and entrusted him $300,000 from their retirement savings. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/business/yourmoney/10amazon.html?_r=1&ei=5090&en=c805d53acf76f2b3&ex=1278648000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all NYTimes.com]</ref>