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After the Web site was launched, it was fine-tuned lby Bezos and his employees to include features such as one-click shopping and customer reviews. Investors were able to buy stock in Amazon.com beginning in 1997 when the company went public. Over th

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He stated, In fact, I'd have been proud of myself for having taken that risk and tried to participate in that thing called the Internet that I thought was going to be such a big deal. And I knew if I didn't try this, I would regret it. And that would

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Amazon.com: The Early Years Amazon. Com：创业初期 Bezos had paid close attention to the rapid rise of the World Wide Web, noting in 1994 that it was growing at an annual rate of 2, 300 percent, and therein looked for a pure entrepreneurial outle

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Started up in Seattle, Washington, Amazon.com had its first base of operation in the Bezos's garage, which was converted into a workspace initially housing three Sun workstations. Amazon grew to be an international enterprise and eventually expanded

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Over the next few months, Google's fortunes only continued to escalate. The nature of the web meant that search engines themselves, while widely used , were tough to make profitable. Google was performing about 150 million searches a day (or 1, 800 p

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Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith says, I didn't know I wanted to go into business, but I knew I wanted a leadership position. That appealed to me. 在田纳西州孟菲斯市长大的史密斯说道，我自己不清楚到底要不要从商，但

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A Central Hub 中心枢纽 Smith completed two tours in Vietnam, eventually flying more than 200 ground-support missions. While on his first tour, in Vietnam, he survived an ambush that left most of his company dead. During the assault he became sepa

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The early days of Federal Express were marked by extreme frugality and enormous financial losses. It was not uncommon for FedEx drivers to pay for gasoline for their vans out of their own pockets. But despite such problems, Smith always showed concer

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Smith says success in business boils down to three things. You have got to have a viable product or service and a compelling strategy. Then you need an efficient management system. Assuming you have those things, leading a team is the single most imp

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Search No Further: The Story of Eric Schmidt and Google 硅谷神话 Google的缔造者埃里克施密特 Eric Schmidt made a move that surprised many in dot-com circles when he became the chief executive officer of Google, the phenomenally successfu

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Sun quickly emerged as an industry leader. Schmidt began there as a software manager, and in 1991, he was named head of Sun Technology Enterprises, an arm of the company charged with exploring future directions in new technologies. He returned to Sun

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In addition to its perks and meritocratic culture, Google is in tune with the increasing importance people place on work-life balance. The company provides an on-site doctor and dentist at headquarters and even allows employees to bring their dogs to

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Ron Meyer: The President of Universal Studios 坚韧、品质、天赋环球影城总裁罗恩梅耶尔 Gumption and Guts 进取心和勇气 Ron Meyer was 14 when a friend gave him his first tattoo, a crude design done with ink and a needle. Like man

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Meyer's story sounds like the plot of one of his motion pictures. The son of German immigrants, he grew up in a modest home where there was little disposable income. It was a big deal to go to a restaurant. At 15, he quit high school and spent his ti

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Meyer knew he was up against considerable odds, but he finally had a goal: to become an agent and live the sort of lifestyle described in The Flesh Peddlers. He says he must have been 179 interviewed at all of the major talent agencies. Everyone said

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Luck and a Winning Attitude 运气和成功的态度 Meyer's messenger job included chauffeuring Paul Kohner, a successful agent who represented stars like John Huston, Billy Wilder, Charles Bronson and Lana Turner. Meyer kept his eyes on the road--a

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He stayed at William Motris for over five years and would happily have stayed longer, but fate intervened when his mentor was fired. That presented an opportunity to start his own operation, Creative Artists Agency. Founded in 1975 with four colleagu

华尔街的赚钱经 第76期:电子商务教父(1)

The Wizard of Web Retailing: Jeff Bezos 电子商务教父杰夫贝佐斯 Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1995 as an online bookstore. Due to customer demand the company later expanded and added other products to its inventories, including videos, D

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In March of 2001, Schmidt surprised many when he became board chair of Google, Inc., the California-'based Internet search engine. I just liked the company, Schmidt recalled. It's as simple as that. Five months later, he was made Google's new CEO. Go

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House-Buying or Renting? 你适合买房还是租房？ With housing prices down significantly in many parts of the country and interest rates low, it may be an affordable time for twenty somethings to buy that first home. 如今美国很多地方的房