Octopus for Breakfast: Jeff Bezos's Bizarre Investing Strategy

Credit : Twitter.com 19th November 2022 Prasun Dey

Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos has some unique bizarre Investing Strategy

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In 2014 Amazon acquired Woot.com

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Something bizarre happened when Woot Founder Matt Rutledge met Jeff Bezos

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Amazon CEO ordered breakfast for them

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When the breakfast came Rutledge shocked!

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It was Octopus ordered for breakfast

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He asked Jeff Bezos for the reason

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Bezos said that actually, it's symbolic

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The Octopus is Matt's company Woot.com which Amazon is acquiring.

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There is a hidden lesson behind the acquisition

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In order to create a sustainable business model

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