Jeff Bezos persuaded his siblings to each invest $10,000 in Amazon during its nascent stages. Today, their initial investment has burgeoned into a stake valued at over $1 billion.
Jeff Bezos’ siblings, Mark and Christina, demonstrated their faith in a budding online bookstore by investing $10,000 each. Their bold decision to purchase 30,000 shares of Amazon.com Inc. in 1996 was undoubtedly a risky move that has since proven to be remarkably lucrative. Bezos relentlessly pursued support from family members, friends, and potential investors to …