MacKenzie Scott parted amicably last year from former husband Jeff Bezos, the richest American and the also world’s richest person, with the largest settlement ever in the history of divorce proceedings, estimated at $35 billion. The Amazon founder just required one thing — the former wife would be without voting rights on her Amazon shares. The wealth tracker of Forbes listed her as the fourth wealthiest American woman.
According to written accounts, this was how the global behemoth started. The rough draft of Amazon’s business plan, selling books online, was written as the couple left the investment house D. E. Shaw for the adventure in the Seattle area, with MacKenzie at the wheel and Jeff Bezos at the passenger side jotting down business notes and operational plans.
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