#405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin
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The following is a conversation with Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. This is his first time doing a conversation of this kind and of this length. And as he told me, it felt like we could have easily talked for many more hours, and I'm sure we will. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Notion for team collaboration, Policy Genius for insurance, Masterclass for learning, 8sleep for naps, and Insight Tracker for biological data. Choose wisely, my friends. Also, if you want to work with our amazing team we're always hiring, go to lexfriedman.com slash hiring. And if you want to get in touch with me for other reasons, like guest suggestions, you can go to lexfriedman.com slash contact. Like with aliens. But in this case, it's with me. And now, on to the full ad reads. There's always no ads in the middle. I try to make these interesting, but if you must skip them, friends, please still check out our sponsors. I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will, too.
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