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A collapsing stock price can make it look like a company is falling apart. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos says that's exactly when founders need to pay the least attention to the market—and the most attention to the business they're building.
Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos reflected on the dot-com crash, when Amazon's stock plunged from $113 per share to $6 per share in just a few months.
"Shareholders were upset, employees were nervous…this was the environment of great nervousness," Bezos said.
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A collapsing stock price can make it look like a company is falling apart. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos says that's exactly when founders need to pay the least attention to the market—and the most attention to the business they're building.
Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos reflected on the dot-com crash, when Amazon's stock plunged from $113 per share to $6 per share in just a few months.
"Shareholders were upset, employees were nervous…this was the environment of great nervousness," Bezos said.
Don't Miss:
#NASDAQ
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