Jeff Bezos: "Nerd of the Amazon" | 60 Minutes Archive

Bob Simon profiled Jeff Bezos for 60 Minutes in 1999, when Amazon was known as "Earth's biggest bookstore."
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[@polkcountyboxbreaks]

Dude was throwing some crazy shade while walking down that street 😂

[@arris20]

😂😂

[@chrissmith8469]

😂😂😂😂

[@MONEYBAGARTS]

YAHUWAH IS OUR CREATOR AND YAHUSHA IS OUR SAVIOR THOSE ARE THE REAL NAMES REPENT AND RENOUNCE FROM ALL SIN BEFORE ITS TOO LATE AND DO NOT ACCEPT THE MARK OF THE BEAST STAY BLESSED WITH THE TRUTH !🙏❤️💯😇

[@311guy1]

The part where they discuss Amazon being more valuable than Sears and is that realistic. Oh how much has changed since this aired.

[@sneat2028]

The fact sears is no longer around should answer the question for you.

[@circlepityeah]

9:45 when we talked about data and storage using floppy disk 😂

[@volvo8938]

AWS, thats whats carrying the company now

[@yvanlouis7164]

Lmao they only got half a GB today they get your blood type lmao and dna sequence

[@Digital_Native99]

I love these kind of videos where they show the early days of the Tech Giants they are now.

[@elliottharris9015]

Me, too.

[@007thematrix007]

that laugh at the end 🤣 lolol .....

[@chrissmith8469]

😂😂😂

[@swendoodle]

KEEP UP THE ARCHIVE EPISODES!!!!!!

[@5600hp]

Man I’m loving these kinds of historical videos. Learned something from both stock market perspective and how they become a giant company.

[@MBarberfan4life]

"Hahahaha!"~Lex Luthor

[@dr.dan.1971]

😆😆

[@Jamal_Ginsberg]

What a wonderful time capsule. Thank you, 60 Minutes digital team. Excellent reporting from Bob Simon all those years ago. "One of your employees has said that you collect half a gigabyte - whatever that is - of information on your customers every day. That's about 350 floppy disks worth." I laughed out loud.

[@mattmayo3539]

“What’s with the Honda?” Stealth wealth at its finest.

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Or he just doesn’t give af about overpriced status symbols

[@yonikki]

​​@@neoneherefrom5836wait, doesn't Bezos have a $500 million yacht? (overpriced status symbol) And doesn't he have a Global Earth Fund to combat climate change while operating that overpriced status symbol? Wow ... how money can change a man.

[@francois7355]

Paparazzi

[@neoneherefrom5836]

@@mattmayo3539 look at him now and he’s a totally different person

[@tortepasti2]

@@neoneherefrom5836 Well damn, then I guess he had a change of heart considering that he is throwing around overpriced status symbols like a champ now. But I guess that comes with being worth not "only" a billion but hundreds

[@BushMann731]

Love the archive episodes! Thanks 😊

[@nikosvault]

9:33 sh*t just got real for Mr. Simon.

[@Anonymous-KB]

i'm watching a 60 minutes that was posted 60 minutes ago....

[@anidaniprivate]

it's a review...

[@neoneherefrom5836]

ok cool

[@ianbrooks9686]

I loved Amazon when it was just a bookstore, I got expelled so i homeschooled myself for a year with Amazon. 2000

[@altt-check1-2]

They were simpler times for sure

[@ILGlocker]

I opened my account in 1999. I knew they had something going. Why I never invested I don't know.

[@Mr2tooCool4U]

Just don’t make the same mistake again…we ALL regret it. There will be more opportunities but you’ve got to be patient and vigilant of what’s going on

[@aviationenthusiast4353]

he was so much cooler back then...

[@asan1050]

Thank you very much!

[@guayaquilhook1]

Such a sweet guy in the early days. Hope he can keep on minimizing regrets.

[@ninahaines]

Oh so cool! Thank you for the blast from the past!

[@la7era1u54]

Oh, how times have changed

[@jd415]

Happy 30th birthday Amazon!

[@keith3362]

Fast fwd to today, he didn’t like being nerdy, shave the head and get jacked ditch wife for different trophy wife….maybe he was better off back then. I think he didn’t minimize regrets he will have at 80.

[@emiljeong5421]

Most of us would probably have done the same thing if we were in his shoes. Money and power change people (generally speaking)

[@rahmi.digital]

that laugh was always a giveaway imho. So weird and you can tell something is off with him

[@tonywong8134]

Have you seen his new wife? It's nowhere near a trophy.

[@altt-check1-2]

@@tonywong8134- ikr she’s more of a crime watch figure than a trophy 🤣

[@ivanjrn]

This is great! I really enjoy these youth focused videos.

[@davehasenford3985]

He’s got the rich person laugh that Jim Carrey imitates

[@jgg204]

The highest net worth individuals in your neighborhood (note, I said NET worth....assets minus liabilities) are the ones driving those 10 yr old Hondas. Not the ones driving the Cybertrucks

[@rillest75]

He seems human in this segment

[@JT-ex3vq]

Sounds like the master in doctor who if u ask me 😂

[@sneat2028]

Its very telling that some are asking what Sears is. Sears Roebuck was a juggernaut in America, you could by anything and everything from Sears.

[@guayaquilhook1]

Wow how far they have come beyond books!

[@94462]

Lol 😂 He gives Kevin Spacey, Kayser Soze vibes here, lmfao 🤣 the devil 😈 biggest trick is showing you he doesn’t exist with his beat up Honda and fake humble energy he gives the unassuming but devious sly dangerous ⚠️ vibe here lmfao 🤣

[@dreamcatcher5502]

That look on his face when the lawsuit and Walmart are brought up. That's the real psychopath there. 😉

[@jawdrop6038]

NVDIA is next “microprocessor” seems like anytime a company is featured on 60 minutes, 10-20 years later it’s even bigger.

[@taojianfeng3566]

Yes . Seems nvda market value still reasonable now nvda 100+b revenue vs 3t stock value then amzn 600m vs 30b

[@SC_XOLOs]

5:59 billionaire driving a Honda 😮

[@pikiwiki]

"a couple of geeks, who sketched out some software, could destroy Sears Roebuck" He says, with a shiver in his voice, as if the whole world is crumbling

[@marco-ye6oc]

Hmmm...I like him. In the 25 years since this was filmed we've seen most of the things happen that they said couldn't happen here. Amazon somehow took the place of Kmart, Sears, Barnes and Noble and even Walmart- I wouldn't have ever dreamt that could happen back then.

[@Fressica_Rabbit]

Look at that AI working to figure Bob's reading profile, except we didn't call it that back then! Interesting story. Bezos has definitely had a glow up!

[@tedjuniormichael1083]

I work at Amazon 2024.😊

[@anidaniprivate]

👑

[@shanecoleman7114]

I'm sorry then bud...

[@makcity7850]

It was always a data harvesting scheme from the start, we just didn't want to see if because we got cheap books and stuff.

[@mellieo1750]

The fact that his ex-wife loved him when he looked like and behaved like that considering she has always been physically stunning and charming, then he proceeded to cheat on her and leave her is unfathomable.

[@aowen1079]

Considering everything Jeff Bezos has already achieved at this point. And then he still manages to be so normal, as in relatable, friendly, practical with no pretensions. I've never met a billionaire but I can imagine they would probably be very different. And what he has done for his business was pioneering and he is a genius at that.

[@sutats]

A trip down memory lane.

[@anidaniprivate]

The right boss is going to make the companies people rich

[@solargod3671]

The interviewer last question asked you ever think about losing it all? Never think like that people or you would possibly lose.

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

Customers don't need a four hundred foot yacht

[@solargod3671]

Keys words minimize your regrets. Listen to your intuition young grasshoppers.

[@michellewahl4756]

Being successful doesn't necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.

[@baanjones5910]

When they first opened, I wrote a letter to Amazon. I received a cool coffee mug. The best I’ve had for many years.

[@TrendyTales-ep9yq]

loved his confident laugh

[@rcsebastian2865]

where is SEARS now? just wondering. I am curious to know if Amazon today is worth more than SEARS? lol

[@TINGSBAR]

amazon had good office parties in 1996

[@ThePomidor000]

this aged well , thanks for sharing

[@extraterrestrialfascisti7625]

Overnight I became one of the poorest men in the world. Where's my interview?

[@elliottharris9015]

Now Bezos is one of the wealthiest people in the world.

[@buglove515]

Today's nerd= tomorrow BOSS!!!!

[@shaneintegra]

Dude has changed so much... I guess you gotta in this day and age though. People can be absolutely vile

[@skahler]

It's funny how his original theory was to ensure that he didn't buy too much unnecessary crap - yet when you consider the purpose of Amazon today: yeah, it's about buying a bunch of unnecessary crap

[@Malouco]

This was Jeff before he ignored CNN and took horse de wormer...

[@karlwithakcomedy]

11:07 That "phenomenon" is just a commonly known fact today

[@e.c.3844]

Bezos used to be wealthiest 5 years ago but not anymore current wealthiest person is Elon Musk according to Forbes Bloomberg billionaires index.

[@annunakian8054]

Mommy, what's a Sears??

[@billcooke4413]

Wish I bought bunch of stock at this time

[@Nat-Norbert-Klopp]

I am going to work now!

[@Mr-Clark]

Billionaire and drives a Honda. Today broke people drive a Maserati.

[@nicholasalese738]

34. Look at least 30 years younger than Jeff did at 35. Not sure I’m jealous.

[@srreventon]

Interesting interview.. i was too focused on other things then amazon stock 😂 1997 10k of NVR is worth 3.3 million so i was on the right track Today my entertainment is knowing amazon is going crazy trying to figure out how i invented my product..might take them another 5 years to figure it out and try to copy it 😅

[@a.s.2426]

Could have been a character in Revenge of the Nerds.

[@skahler]

Can you imagine the security flaws that must have existed in those early days...

[@phoenixdarkvibeff3586]

When was the year it is?

[@OlllOHD]

I do like the 35 yr old Jeff

[@cadriver2570]

Ironically every book I order on Amazon comes damaged. They don’t care at all.

[@blek1987]

"That's the beauty of technology"

[@theorangegoodness]

I have the same car!

[@nellyville69]

Jeff looks suspicious

[@dongreen3144]

I wonder what Jeff bezos doing now

[@thaimanclark]

Sleeze put out of business book shops. Won't. Let me sell books for less than 8 bucks, so they can take 4.

[@jewellui]

Funny no one called Bezos a geek anymore.

[@kristinrutherford8779]

He was such a nice guy back then

[@elmehdiConsultant]

Wonderful to see that story now 8n 2024

[@siphamandlamthwesi8399]

Regret minimisation framework is the way to live.

[@Showyouaroundme]

It's not fear, it's a fact.

[@tomasobamela]

With that same laugh is the way he deposits his daily money

[@ffcc7655]

The boy has potential

[@acuteangle5237]

The most important question what are you going to do with the data . Its proved data was going to be atomic bomb

[@konstantinnovikov5468]

I've tried so many different trading strategies, but yours is by far the most effective. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@davidcahan]

That's the dude who bagged Lauren Sanchez. 🤯🤯🤯

[@tyrellcobb4665]

Sears Roebuck? What is that? Also what is that noble barney thing they kept talking about? And that Rockafella fella

[@Showyouaroundme]

This man will be so wealthy one day.

[@ChefZaddy]

Regret Minimization Framework

[@nbk9978]

Why he always laughing

[@josecanales2978]

It was definitely investing

[@hinesfigher6093]

"Regret minimization framework", must be why he belly laughs so much

[@karinmireles2807]

He did not laugh like a rich person back then.

[@fatteebaddee]

The stereotype of a rich successful American man does not fit 1999 60 minutes views

[@JohnnyParker-we4nf]

Research his family tree. Look up L P Gise.

[@trollol_]

revenge of the nerds

[@musicman76enator]

Lauren Sanchez pregnant with Bezos' child brought me here. Well Congrats to them but um Algorithm much?

[@OperationChicago]

Nerd is not tha name for him.

[@Buzzmonkey24]

bezos do you regret on building a yacht, that is bigger then some USA cities ? i wonder ...

[@JASONBROWN-bt9dz]

JEFF SEEMS SUPER INTELLIGENT

[@jackpanozzo6004]

Perhaps lol

[@anidaniprivate]

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[@vinaypalwe]

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