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Aug 7, 2009

How to lose your empire to a guy in a garage

Year founded: 1995

Website launched: 1995
Revenue (2008): $19.9 billion
Number of employees: 20,500

NASDAQ: AMZN

Year founded: 1917

Website launched: 1997
Revenue (2008): $5.06 billion
Number of employees: 37,000

NYSE: BKS

Which pretty much says it all.

For the full story, read this interview of Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder.

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