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Ask HN: Who built the first site of Amazon.com?
Was Jeff a programmer? Does anybody have a quick break down on how Amazon got started?
- revorad 15y agohttp://www.geekwire.com/2011/meet-shel-kaphan-amazoncom-employee-1 http://www.geekwire.com/2011/meet-shel-kaphan-amazoncom-empl...
- WilliamChanner 15y agothanks for this interesting read!
- ig1 15y agoYes. His pre-Amazon background was developing technology for investment banks.
- staunch 15y agoIf 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?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/mi.jobs/msg/d81b6c1fa8f361fc?...
- jasonz 15y agoedit: Staunch wins by 1 min - good work Bezos job post from 1994: http://groups.google.com/group/mi.jobs/msg/d81b6c1fa8f361fc?pli=1 http://groups.google.com/group/mi.jobs/msg/d81b6c1fa8f361fc?...
- WilliamChanner 15y agoindeed he did :)