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Mainstream wisdom in 1999 was that Amazon would collapse and be wiped out due to excessive upfront capital investment.
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- Gergely Orosz Writes The Pragmatic Engineer
A reminder that in 1999 (when Amazon was 5 years old) mainstream wisdom was that the company will collapse and be wiped out. Too much upfront capital investment made for a future that will never come (companies selling thru a middleman.)
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