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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Re: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Post by josefresco »

My first reaction: "Why is this even news?!?"

Then after I RTFA...

"The billionaire executive announced the news Wednesday ... in a tweet signed by both of them."

Oh.

Despite that, I'm not sure what there is for us at HN to discuss. Maybe how divorce effects successful businesses?

Re: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Post by docker_up »

It's a bit TMZ to have this on HN, but the big tech question is what ownership stake does the ex-wife have on Amazon? Assuming they didn't have a pre-nup, does she get 50% of his stake in Amazon? Does she get a board seat? That could have deep implications for Amazon if for example she decides to sell that ownership stake and dilutes Jeff Bezos' control.

Re: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Post by danso »

Simon_says wrote: post #2

Hacker News should be above celebrity gossip. It should be nobody's business but their friends' and family's.

He publicly announced it, and besides being with him during the very beginning of Amazon, she’s his partner with the Day One Fund.

Re: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Post by danso »

josefresco wrote: post #3

My first reaction: "Why is this even news?!?" Then after I RTFA... "The billionaire executive announced the news Wednesday ... in a tweet signed by both of them." Oh. Despite that, I'm not sure what there is for us at HN to discuss. Maybe how divorce effects successful businesses?

HN has plenty of threads about how relationships and other life factors affect work and business.

Re: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Wife MacKenzie Are Divorcing

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Post by mrep »

docker_up wrote: post #5

It's a bit TMZ to have this on HN, but the big tech question is what ownership stake does the ex-wife have on Amazon? Assuming they didn't have a pre-nup, does she get 50% of his stake in Amazon? Does she get a board seat? That could have deep implications for Amazon if for example she decides to sell that ownership stake and dilutes Jeff Bezos' control.

I was wondering that too, but then I realized that would only have a big effect if stockholders thought he was doing a bad job and I bet most everyone doesn't think that.
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