Jeff Bezos At The Economic Club Of Washington (9/13/18)

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  • @AngchukMayur
    @AngchukMayur 5 років тому +5

    It's rare to have such humour on stage .... The interviewer is amazing... In short this whole interview is autobiography of Jeff

  • @simonaivancic528
    @simonaivancic528 6 років тому +27

    Jeff Bezos is acutually greater than Amazon itself. great interview, and very honest, and open about most stuff

  • @deadmanfighting7009
    @deadmanfighting7009 6 років тому +77

    The most scary thing here is the economic and financial illiteracy in the comments.

    • @BrainDesmo
      @BrainDesmo 6 років тому +5

      It is very unfortunate but I suppose, it is not total surprise.

    • @deadmanfighting7009
      @deadmanfighting7009 6 років тому +2

      Correction~ Says a guy who owns no gaming system on his lunch break, at his own apartment.

  • @poseidon9370
    @poseidon9370 5 років тому +18

    1:04:36 Interviewer: "So lets talk about your wife" Bezos: "Ehhhh Yeah.....Yeahhhh.......Yeah. What's the question? (In his head thinking about those text messages)

    • @jonblogondrong4792
      @jonblogondrong4792 3 роки тому

      He's worried that the interviewer might have figured out that she was forced to divorce him because his performance metrics were so low.

  • @MackTheTemp1
    @MackTheTemp1 6 років тому +6

    Is he the wealthiest person in the world? Or the wealthiest person in the world whose wealth is something that can be estimated/discussed publicly?

  • @jca23
    @jca23 6 років тому +28

    Bezo has the biggest rich man's laugh

  • @benjaminyoungman3767
    @benjaminyoungman3767 6 років тому +81

    Nikola Tesla stated that intuition was the highest form of intelligence ;)

    • @fudgeyou3827
      @fudgeyou3827 6 років тому +2

      Benjamin youngman Tesla died penniless

    • @raygunsmith8146
      @raygunsmith8146 6 років тому +21

      doesnt change the fact that he was the most genius man in recorded history. he would laugh at u for associating the quality of life lived with amont of wealth accumulated.

    • @benjaminyoungman3767
      @benjaminyoungman3767 6 років тому +3

      A lot of intelligent men do, i just think its interesting that the wealthiest man today has touched on a point that one of the most intelligent minds to ever lived also addressed. It is a shame that he struggled. Though it is more of a shame if we do not learn from him.

    • @fudgeyou3827
      @fudgeyou3827 6 років тому +1

      Ray Gunsmith how do you quantify genius?

    • @fudgeyou3827
      @fudgeyou3827 6 років тому +2

      Ray Gunsmith I laugh at the irony two men who uphold the importance of intuition and one ends up the wealthiest man in history and one ends up with nothing

  • @nickthewinner2194
    @nickthewinner2194 6 років тому +32

    Amazon is seriously great.. you can tell they're very focused on the customer

    • @epicpurevids
      @epicpurevids 6 років тому +4

      As a customer Nick, does it matter to you that the richest company in the world can't even pay it's workers livable wages? That tax payers have to make up for?

    • @nickthewinner2194
      @nickthewinner2194 6 років тому +2

      Well, I've seen people talk about this everywhere. No body is providing evidence to back up their statements though. Also, every time an organization or person becomes giant there will always be talk about them. Some accurate... some inaccurate. Like Bezo said, "If its true about you change, if its not true don't let it upset you." He also said, "If you're not prepared for that type of talk from people, you're company doesn't deserve to become big."

    • @nickthewinner2194
      @nickthewinner2194 6 років тому +2

      It's totally natural for people to analyze big companies.. and they should. Bezo is providing great service. God Bless Bezo and hope he becomes richer!!

    • @MattGarcyaDC
      @MattGarcyaDC 6 років тому +1

      great service but for employees terrible culture

    • @deadmanfighting7009
      @deadmanfighting7009 6 років тому

      They pay them about the same as every other shipping company so.....

  • @ndesa
    @ndesa 6 років тому +33

    What an absolute legend.

    • @jeannierush132
      @jeannierush132 4 роки тому +5

      legend in a positive way or negative? This guy uses people for almost minimum wage pay and huge health problems with that people are suffering! You need to work in the warehouse breaking your back and now with lack of COVID-19 safety protocol . When you work for Amazon then tell people who great AMAZON is then!

  • @zicodoteth
    @zicodoteth 6 років тому +40

    So many people are quick to criticize Bezos... but what I wonder is how many of the very same people shop on Amazon & have a prime membership who wouldn't give it up to shop elsewhere. I'm not hating on the guy either but rather, have a lot of admiration for him.

    • @zicodoteth
      @zicodoteth 6 років тому +2

      Hey Mark, are you saying you stopped shopping on Amazon & use eBay exclusively because he became the world's richest man? Also, Bezos' plan is to reinvest into Blue Origin so that we can become a multi planetary species, as far as he claims, which is all one can go on. The point being, we & he might not ever really know the impact of what being able to do that means, but it sure is a better plan than what most humans are doing. Same thing applies to Elon Musk. The world's richest people didn't set out to become the world's richest people, they were just lucky to end up there. That comes with a level of responsibility you or I will never have to worry about. Happy shopping on eBay tho.

    • @zicodoteth
      @zicodoteth 6 років тому

      Who you think you are to decide what rational purchases made by "the market" are is where I see myself out of this conversation. Bye bye Mark.

  • @ExpatMoe
    @ExpatMoe 5 років тому +11

    Really interesting interview, many great insights from this intelligent and thoughtful man

  • @Offa7a
    @Offa7a 6 років тому +5

    I always think of myself as a smart educated person till I hear this man n Steve Jobs but it’s not just smartness. Philanthropy n caring about education n poverty. Love you !!!

  • @ThriftShopHustler
    @ThriftShopHustler 6 років тому +9

    Great interview, love the grass roots up bringing.

  • @prakashprabhu8707
    @prakashprabhu8707 6 років тому +15

    great interview. inspiration to many entrepreneurs

  • @deathviper7873
    @deathviper7873 6 років тому +6

    He's truly number one man in the universe , not only at net worth ....

  • @amediter5670
    @amediter5670 6 років тому +2

    People love to compare Jeff Bezos to Elon Musk. When they do, they often point out the fact that Musk runs several companies while Bezos only runs one. That ignores the fact that Bezos successfully runs Amazon the ecommerce store, Amazon web services, Blue origin and to some extent the Washington Post. Very impressive guy!

  • @357Anthem
    @357Anthem 6 років тому +11

    Great interview! Incredible what he accomplished and what his mom had to go through.

    • @jonblogondrong4792
      @jonblogondrong4792 3 роки тому +1

      Don't pay attention to what he says, the key thing to learn if you want to be like him is how to lie out every orifice. That's the secret.

  • @socrates_the_great6209
    @socrates_the_great6209 6 років тому +9

    Best interview with bezos I have seen to date

    • @buildingcoolstuff6639
      @buildingcoolstuff6639 5 років тому +3

      That's soo true, and trust me I have watched a lot of his interviews.

  • @antoniojohnson6600
    @antoniojohnson6600 6 років тому +6

    This was awesome. Im truly inspired to keep building my own business.

  • @AbracadabraFC
    @AbracadabraFC 6 років тому +18

    26:27 who immediately Googled "Yosanta princeton" or "yosanta theoretical physicist" after listening to this story?

    • @AbracadabraFC
      @AbracadabraFC 6 років тому +2

      It's Yasantha

    • @AbracadabraFC
      @AbracadabraFC 6 років тому +3

      Dr. Yasantha Rajakarunanayake to be exact

    • @Iamknight-l
      @Iamknight-l 8 місяців тому

      😂😂​@@AbracadabraFC

  • @MattGarcyaDC
    @MattGarcyaDC 5 років тому +3

    I will join the economics club of Washington DC in the future years.

  • @renestjacques1
    @renestjacques1 6 років тому +25

    Excellent interview and commentary .. thank you Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos ..!!

  • @EricFontaineJazz
    @EricFontaineJazz 6 років тому +2

    A very humble yet entrepreneurial man.

  • @AzeriN01
    @AzeriN01 6 років тому +2

    Great interview. Very helpful

  • @krishnanunnimadathil8142
    @krishnanunnimadathil8142 6 років тому +4

    Bezos comes across as an optimist. That is great, and is an inspiration. He obviously has fun with his work.

  • @boniphacejosephat8261
    @boniphacejosephat8261 3 роки тому +1

    Yes Mr. Bezos for Great ideas about Economic schedule

  • @assamiyou
    @assamiyou 6 років тому +2

    Jeff Besos is great. He earned his status and his riches, he worked hard for it. He is a model for anyone willing to pursue his or her dreams.

    • @jonblogondrong4792
      @jonblogondrong4792 3 роки тому

      " he worked hard for it." Of course he didn't. hE set up Amazon by bullying publishers into giving him all the info about their books and the cover images for free. He also forced them to give him rights to that info in perpetuity. Now that he's moved beyond books he gets all that info from manufacturers. And he employs people to do all the dirty work for him and he traats them like slaves.

  • @repurposeyou
    @repurposeyou 3 роки тому +1

    In the end when he was talking about 1trillion humans in the solar system, really imagine 1,000 Einstein's lol

  • @FF7852
    @FF7852 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! You are awesome

  • @MaytaneVideos
    @MaytaneVideos 6 років тому +1

    The audio is so low i have to swallow my food whole just to hear it all lol

    • @ajinkyaubale9713
      @ajinkyaubale9713 6 років тому +1

      Maytane Winner nah just your speaker are broke

  • @arthurmirkunov8013
    @arthurmirkunov8013 6 років тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @brendan2240
    @brendan2240 6 років тому +10

    The interview is clever. He definitely keeps Bezos on his toes :)

  • @anilkumarsingh4777
    @anilkumarsingh4777 5 років тому +2

    Nice interview

  • @SvNVdOz
    @SvNVdOz 6 років тому +1

    absolutely great interviewer!

  • @arthureum
    @arthureum 6 років тому +33

    Every time you buy anything from Amazon or hold a prime subscription, you are literally giving money to him. (Funding his choices which includes pay for employees). All I'm saying is your money speaks louder. Bezos understands his customers and delivers. Good Business.

    • @ABC123-i2v
      @ABC123-i2v 6 років тому +1

      Yeah, it's a good business in the sense that most of the customer's money goes to him and his stockholders, not really his employees.

    • @arthureum
      @arthureum 6 років тому +5

      That is why you start a business. And to answer your question, who took the risk in the business?

    • @azsxdcfvgb766
      @azsxdcfvgb766 6 років тому +1

      What's individually rational(shopping on Amazon) is collectively disastrous.

    • @jovanrodriguez7796
      @jovanrodriguez7796 6 років тому

      Alan - It’s his business, therefore he runs it as he sees fit.

  • @TravisHuff
    @TravisHuff 6 років тому +51

    I absolutely love the insights of Jeff Bezos.... truly one of my heroes and AMAZING HUMAN!

    • @nickthewinner2194
      @nickthewinner2194 6 років тому +3

      TRAVIS I BELIEVE YOU CAN BECOME A BILLIONAIRE. AND IF THATS YOUR AIM YOU WILL. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Ignore that peon. Keep thriving..

    • @sirraz4223
      @sirraz4223 6 років тому +7

      Jesus, do you even know that most people working at Amazon are paid minimum wage and pee in bottles just to do crazy targets? His wealth is built on modern slavery.

    • @theremoteseller
      @theremoteseller 6 років тому +1

      If they have the freedom to leave and find other jobs, then they are not slaves.

    • @calin6327
      @calin6327 6 років тому +1

      The thing is. They are paid so little because of replacibility in economy. On such a large scale, just a little increase would slow down amazon and make the service way worse for millions. I get what you mean, but we have to take that into account :)

    • @sirraz4223
      @sirraz4223 6 років тому +5

      I was astonished by Travis Huff s comment. Most employers offer decent working conditions, while the richest man in the world cannot afford to do it. How is Bezos a hero and an amazing human?

  • @classichumour
    @classichumour 6 років тому +8

    at 24' -- It's not Yoshantha, it is Yasantha Rajakarunanayake who is Senior Director of Technology at MediaTek in the SF Bay Area

  • @TheReal_ChristinaRenee
    @TheReal_ChristinaRenee 2 роки тому +1

    Great interview!!

  • @cheikhlame3479
    @cheikhlame3479 6 років тому +1

    you are so rich(yet divorcing) you lost. not because of anything. The labor is basically like Slavery.

  • @alexanderworkchannel
    @alexanderworkchannel 6 років тому +1

    Great info - Thanks

  • @adamlee9347
    @adamlee9347 6 років тому +8

    Very helpful interview covering a lot of stuff
    From Early days of Amazon, childhood, family, kids, life, business, Trump, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, Washington post, blue origin, whole foods and just bezos' abstract ideas about humanity and the universe.
    Learned a lot

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 8 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤เชิญมาเที่ยวเมืองไทยเจฟฟ์ เบโซส์ นี่คือความใฝ่ฝันของเลดี้ รัชณา อสุรินทร์❤❤❤😢😊😊😊ที่รักเจฟฟ์ เบโซส์ อยากเจอตัวจริง อยากทานข้าวด้วย93หมู่3บ้านโคกศรีห้วยยาง❤❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉

  • @jennifergyamfi7977
    @jennifergyamfi7977 4 роки тому +1

    Evelyn. Thank you, Mr. Jeff Bezos

  • @sergiorocco2775
    @sergiorocco2775 6 років тому +1

    His tie knot is huge.

  • @GeorgeVajagich
    @GeorgeVajagich 6 років тому +5

    Honestly I kind of hate how amazon is overvalued as a stock but I love how humble and honest he is lol

  • @AlienK-cycromegreenplanet
    @AlienK-cycromegreenplanet 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine Jeff Bezos running for president

  • @mikeyzfone9567
    @mikeyzfone9567 6 років тому +2

    Jeff should run for president seems like a man that would get stuff done

  • @persianchris2451
    @persianchris2451 5 років тому +1

    56:54 - I knew he is an alien.... He grew up in Mars..... or has spent some time there!!

  • @carmenchicas6775
    @carmenchicas6775 2 роки тому +1

    Bello 😍❤ jeff Bezzos. Cariño jeff eres u E.T. 😅 cuanto genio tienes.

  • @BobbieBlair
    @BobbieBlair 3 роки тому +2

    I just found this video now (oops, I am late). I was doing research about "who owns the media". We should not have a world with such enormous equality (we should all be asking "how did we get here?". It is frightening how much power a handful of individuals now have. They can (and do!) take large chunks of profits ($billions) and invest in "philanthropy". For instance, lot of powerful people have created Foundations that serve a couple of purposes. First, their "projects" allow them to hang on to, and work with a lot of money that really is unpaid tax $, and secondly, it allows them to influence some area of particular interest. We are now in a dangerous situation where unelected people are shaping our institutions, our culture and our world... because they have the money (power) to do so. That being said, I cannot help but like Jeff Bezos from this (excellent) interview. What he said about "intuition" and "heart" blew me away. He is pointing out our humanity and the importance of those qualities, and whether consciously or not, he is talking about the soul. These are things that I am discussing in a book I am currently writing, and I believe that what he said is enormously important. I am surprised and impressed by this interview. It is actually is giving me a bit of hope, that not all powerful men become changed by money and power, and start developing a god complex, reducing other people to mere objects. Maybe not every person who achieves so much power has to lose (or sell) their soul along the way. I guess we can wait and see.

  • @Lolerchop
    @Lolerchop 6 років тому +6

    WHAT WAS THE PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION JEFF

  • @ChrisMitchellJazz
    @ChrisMitchellJazz 6 років тому +2

    The interviewer made this interview

  • @nonietoomila8890
    @nonietoomila8890 Рік тому +1

    0:19 🎉🎉🎉😢😢😅😅😅😅😮😢😢😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ednamanderson3707
    @ednamanderson3707 5 років тому +2

    Great job Jeff

  • @michaelkariuki459
    @michaelkariuki459 6 років тому +1

    Its nice to see that Mr Bezos is a regular Human being

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 8 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉รัชณา อสุรินทร์ เลดี้ ปลื้มเจฟฟ์ เบโซส์❤❤

  • @sylvioufba
    @sylvioufba 6 років тому +7

    10:25 How can he cut off a billionare like David Rubenstein just like that?

    • @manchuratt8900
      @manchuratt8900 6 років тому +11

      Because compared to Jeff, he's irrelevant.

  • @tg14764
    @tg14764 6 років тому +1

    Great talk

  • @roncho
    @roncho Рік тому

    Great man i loved the Yosantha's story

  • @ZarrougAdvisory
    @ZarrougAdvisory 6 років тому +1

    He’s doing more than the owners of Walmart ever did but where’s their critics ? You know if it was one person instead of 4 they are worth double what Bezos is. Their greed is at another level and they’ve been doing it for decades. Give Bezos a break.

  • @AllBecomesGood
    @AllBecomesGood 6 років тому +2

    "My dad is my real dad, not my biological dad" - Nice :D

  • @FbjfjifHdgr
    @FbjfjifHdgr 8 місяців тому +1

    เลดี้สวยและมีวงศ์ตะกูล อสุรินทร์ ศรีกงพาน ภาโส รักเจฟฟ์ เบโซส์ มากอยากให้เจฟฟ์ เบโซส์ มาเที่ยวบ้านโคกศรีที่ตาทวดศรี ภาโส ก่อตั้งหมู่บ้านโคกศรีห้วยยาง😊😊😊❤❤😊😊🎉🎉🎉ยินดีต้อนรับค่ะที่รักสุดหล่อ😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

  • @MrBalla156
    @MrBalla156 6 років тому +3

    Yep...Amazon HQ2 is going to the other Washington.

  • @ceypoint
    @ceypoint 6 років тому +4

    lollol....a sri lankan....,,smartest guy at princeton...!! my cousin was a prineton math grad too///lolol...

  • @whatup7624
    @whatup7624 6 років тому +10

    It's almost like I'm watching a late night comedy show. With all the crowd laughs. Sorta seems like a cult.

  • @MattGarcyaDC
    @MattGarcyaDC 5 років тому +2

    31:36 lmfaooo

  • @artezanz2410
    @artezanz2410 6 років тому +2

    2:22 incredible thought. We couldn't agree more.

  • @xxxs8309
    @xxxs8309 6 років тому +3

    Brilliant guy

  • @shayannn6385
    @shayannn6385 6 років тому +1

    Some people say he is evil but i think he just lucky and smart and lucky and use law to increase his wealth

  • @Nelly-yd5lx
    @Nelly-yd5lx 6 років тому +2

    I wish the interviewer ask him ,if Mr.. Bezos prepared the company in case of tragic event happens to him,who will continue his legacy
    L/

  • @EuClid-v5e
    @EuClid-v5e Місяць тому +1

    Euclides. 🙂👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯🇺🇲🦅. Hello. You. 🙂👍💯

  • @Lihourseng
    @Lihourseng 17 днів тому

    I'm thank you so much ❤ 1:42

  • @josephlavigne1495
    @josephlavigne1495 3 роки тому +3

    I have always been skeptical of bald men

  • @brunamoggia8861
    @brunamoggia8861 3 роки тому

    Cerco lavoro prima che mi licenzino 😂 qui marca male

  • @---------------------------...
    @---------------------------... 6 років тому +1

    Why is the audio so low? 😐

  • @djmalinda
    @djmalinda 6 років тому +18

    Go Sri Lanka!!!!!!

  • @dimecanal
    @dimecanal 6 років тому +1

    when the crash hits .. .there will be alot of money to be made

  • @joshkaye5303
    @joshkaye5303 3 роки тому

    His best customers are the shareholders

  • @xaviermedina4786
    @xaviermedina4786 5 років тому +1

    Obsessive compulsive focus on the customer: min 10:34 - 11:52

  • @MohammadRauf1
    @MohammadRauf1 5 років тому +2

    Amazing business wisdom in here ... Thanks!

  • @hasantarek6521
    @hasantarek6521 6 років тому +2

    world's oldest man. loved it !!!!!!

  • @michaelaaronw
    @michaelaaronw 6 років тому +1

    At the Washington Post who is the customer? It's the CIA, err, I mean, the reader...

  • @Alejoblocks
    @Alejoblocks 6 років тому +1

    We're so blessed to have people like Jeff, bill and elon alive, such inspiration!

  • @tedsterrett7204
    @tedsterrett7204 2 роки тому

    What a unique man!

  • @MattGarcyaDC
    @MattGarcyaDC 6 років тому +3

    whats the point for a credit card for him lmao

  • @jeremiahlim2925
    @jeremiahlim2925 6 років тому +3

    Even though the gold price increased in 2018, the top gold miners production declined while costs continue to escalate. Output at three of the top gold miners in the world fell in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period last year.

    • @travisbrontide4524
      @travisbrontide4524 6 років тому

      That means that theirs less gold to mine aye ahhhh gotta hord it all

  • @perryhunt254
    @perryhunt254 4 роки тому

    This isn't Howie Mandell?

  • @knallekalle9920
    @knallekalle9920 6 років тому +4

    Some people criticize Amazon/Jeff Bezos for their treatment of their employees. A way to solve this problem is to replace the workers with more efficient and compliant robots and drones.

  • @MattGarcyaDC
    @MattGarcyaDC 5 років тому

    1:09:21 what watch is that

  • @itloads
    @itloads 6 років тому +4

    Jeff sounds like a Californian duuude

  • @Phyolay-o8o
    @Phyolay-o8o 2 місяці тому

    HELLO MR JEFF BEZOS
    Nice to meet you one week

  • @gillerminatoledoflores7890
    @gillerminatoledoflores7890 8 місяців тому

    La perfección de su servicio es su esencia

  • @hpspidey
    @hpspidey 6 років тому +5

    38:57 Thats my ex-boss :)

  • @jacksoncoleman-burke2630
    @jacksoncoleman-burke2630 3 роки тому +1

    p.s. UNTIL WE LEARN TO LEARN FROM HISTORY WE ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!

  • @jonathanedward5062
    @jonathanedward5062 6 років тому

    Why is David Rubenstein not in the picture?

  • @Kenneth_James
    @Kenneth_James 6 років тому +1

    It'd be a good look for his company to pay his employee's a wage they can live better on.

    • @Kenneth_James
      @Kenneth_James 6 років тому

      Which people? Are we expanding to the whole worlds population now? I'm talking about America. And the guy on his $3 would be reading my comment furiously on his 4g mobile connection.

    • @Kenneth_James
      @Kenneth_James 6 років тому

      Who really cares? Let's worry about restoring the middle class in America before we worry about some fishermen in West bumblefuc

    • @Kenneth_James
      @Kenneth_James 6 років тому

      They dont make 18g and live in those countries man, We live in America where shts expensive. AND WHO KEEPS HIGHLIGHTING THESE REPLYs

  • @helenafactome
    @helenafactome 6 років тому +4

    He's really good. I thought he was "nuts" and I had to change my mind. They forgot we are not able to keep focus for more than 20 minutes. It was boring though he's good. Congrats.

  • @candacewebb120
    @candacewebb120 Рік тому

    Jeff 💝

  • @berthaedithtorressalinas1388
    @berthaedithtorressalinas1388 3 роки тому

    YES Good bay

  • @ensys1000
    @ensys1000 2 роки тому

    Like the bit from 23:51 for five minutes