Bezos' Blue Origin seeks first outside funding at $130 billion valuation, NYT DealBook reports

July 8 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is looking to tap outside investors for the first time, aiming to raise $10 ...

Jeff Bezos held 60 meetings to secure Amazon investors but 40 declined his offer of $50K for 1% ownership — today, that would be worth $25B

A $50,000 check can buy plenty of things. In 1995, it could have bought a sliver of an online bookstore that many people did ...