In March 2018, Jeff Bezos - the serial technology entrepreneur best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon has topped the Forbes list of the World's Billionaires and achieved a staggering increase of his new worth in a year ($39.2 billion). He has also become the world's first centi-billionaire and may very well prove to be the richest person in recent history by the time the year ends. How did Jeff Bezos successfully turn a fledgling internet bookstore operating out of his garage into what may one day become the world's first trillion dollar company? By looking at Bezos' various philosophies and principles as an entrepreneur, manager, and CEO, we gain a better idea of what it takes to succeed in today's globalized, fast-paced, highly competitive, and technology-intensive world.