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Watch this interview with Amazon's Jeff Bezos from 1999

https://youtu.be/6cTjhzSgdwE

In 1999, 60 Minutes “wangled an invitation” to visit Jeff Bezos at his humble Seattle office. Amazon was just five years old at the time but already had a stock market value of $30B. They sent correspondent Bob Simon to Amazon’s headquarters which was located near a pawn shop and a “porno parlor.” Simon likened the space to a “college dorm” and gave billionaire Bezos a hard time about his desk (a door with 4×4 legs) and his car (a modest Honda sedan).

Is it me or does Simon seem to be mocking Bezos?

(reddit)

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