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I have a strongly held belief that one of the reasons that Amazon has been successful is because we do not obsess over competitors. Instead we obsess over customers.
Jeff Bezos
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Jeff Bezos
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 12
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Albuquerque
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Jeffrey Preston Bezos
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