Jeff Bezos
This celebrity goo was created by player LaVonne Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty and made minor changes to the clue provided by LaVonne.
publication date: Monday, July 3, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)
category: 
Business
clue: Amazing! This innovative leader took his business from a garage to the world's fourth most valuable public company in just 23 years. Concepts of stores without checkout lines, product delivery by drones, and wholly investing in a new market will possibly make him the richest man in the world.
explanation: Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, currently is the second richest man in the world. His aggressive expansion of Amazon over the years and pending acquisition of Whole Foods Market will provide a chance to overtake Bill Gates in the number one spot. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Scott Hardie, Jesse King, and Elaine Beckland
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