> In retrospect, however, I'd say Bezos could have started with a hot dog stand and he'd still have built it into a powerhouse based purely on his unique blend

> In retrospect, however, I'd say Bezos could have started with a hot dog stand and he'd still have built it into a powerhouse based purely on his unique blend of talents and determination. Highly unlikely to have the same amount of success that Amazon has had. Not to undermine what Bezos has done. But lets' not go too far. An ecommerce website is definitely something much easier to expand and make money from that the Food and Beverage industry. Without the cashflow and expanding market create by Amazon.com it would have been incredibly hard to expand into the different markets that Amazon ultimately ended up doing.