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25K views · 77 reactions | 'BEST DAY EVER': JEFF BEZOS TAKES FLIGHT TO SPACE Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has rocketed to the edge of space, becoming the second billionaire after Richard Branson to travel in their own spacecraft. Bezos was part of a four-man crew, including his brother, a teen, 18, from the Netherlands and a Texan aviation pioneer, 86, who embarked on the 10-minute space flight. They hit zero gravity, in what Bezos described as the 'best day ever!' | 10 News | Facebook

Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 and it took until 2001 to turn its first profit, reinvesting all its early revenue into growth instead of generating profit for seven years. He leveraged his prior success in finance, received seed money from his parents, and eventually raised millions from venture capitalists to fund the company, which began as a virtual bookstore operating out of his garage. The phrase "without making a cent for 7 years" refers to Amazon's strategy of delaying gratification an

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