My mother had me when she was 17, says Jeff Bezos in prepared testimony

Amazon boss's statement talks about personal life and narrates the difficulties the company faced in initial years of its existence

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, will speak about his personal life and the difficulties his company faced in its initial years when he testifies before the US Congress on Wednesday.

"I'm Jeff Bezos. I founded 'Amazon' 26 years ago with the long-term mission of making it Earth's most customer-centric company. My mom, Jackie, had me when she was a 17-year-old high school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Being pregnant in high school was not popular in Albuquerque in 1964. It was difficult for her," he said in a prepared testimony for the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law .

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