I think the "smart" compliment is just common sence. Build up his ego, you might need him one day. Business 101. 1. Yes--he built an impressive company, and

I think the "smart" compliment is just common sence. Build up his ego, you might need him one day. Business 101. 1. Yes--he built an impressive company, and a company ripe for unionization. I've never understood why he allowed so much counterfeit merch on that site? I can't imagine why he didn't stifle that one. 2. He gave away billions in a preventable divorce. 3. Because of vanity, he wore those stupid cowboy hats during that amusement ride for wealthy people. Looking back that PR stunt could have been so much better. 4. I really think his forte is diligence, and drive testosterone gives a man. He was also first to market basically, and tenacious. Hell-- if he was truely a genius, he probally would have never started the company. I'll go farther. Being smart might be a impediment to a good businessman? 5. I don't know Bezos. I don't know any successful businessman, except one. The owner of Dentek. Oh yea, I do know the CA governor. Both are far from intelligent. They both came from wealthy families, and had sympathetic fathers financing,planning,inventing prototypes in every move in their lives. Intelligence had nothing to do with their success. 6. What makes Bezos special is it sounds like he didn't come from money, and didn't have the sterotypical wealthy father.