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Ask HN: Who built the first site of Amazon.com?
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WilliamChanner
on Sept 5, 2011
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Was Jeff a programmer? Does anybody have a quick break down on how Amazon got started?
staunch
on Sept 6, 2011
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If you haven't seen it you might find one of the early Amazon job postings amusing:
http://groups.google.com/group/mi.jobs/msg/d81b6c1fa8f361fc?...
ig1
on Sept 5, 2011
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Yes. His pre-Amazon background was developing technology for investment banks.
revorad
on Sept 6, 2011
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http://www.geekwire.com/2011/meet-shel-kaphan-amazoncom-empl...
WilliamChanner
on Sept 6, 2011
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thanks for this interesting read!
jasonz
on Sept 6, 2011
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edit: Staunch wins by 1 min - good work
Bezos job post from 1994:
http://groups.google.com/group/mi.jobs/msg/d81b6c1fa8f361fc?...
WilliamChanner
on Sept 6, 2011
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indeed he did :)
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