Jeff Bezos might no longer be the CEO of Amazon, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have opinions about the business he founded and still holds stock in. Or, about business in general. It just so happens that those opinions might not be what anyone wants to hear from someone like Jeff Bezos. Despite that, when Bezos talks, a lot of people pay attention.
Back in 2018, as the company expanded, Bezos reportedly had one message for everyone at the company: one day, we’ll also go under as a company. It’s inevitable. “I predict one day Amazon will fail. Amazon will go bankrupt,” Bezos said, according to an audio of the all-hands meeting held at the time, obtained by CNBC. “If you look at large companies, their lifespans tend to be 30-plus years,…