Jeff Bezos told his parents there was a 70% Chance they would never see their money again

Jeff Bezos told his parents there was a 70% Chance they would never see their money again THERE'S A VIDEO OF YOU FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF AMAZON GIVING A TOUR OF YOUR, QUOTE SORT OF OFFICES I THINK YOUR THE CAMERA I KNOW THIS IS WHAT, THE GIANT ORANGE EXTENSION CORD YEAH EXPLAINING THE GENIUS OF THE EXTENSION CORD AND THE CENTER OF IT ALL GO INTO YOUR MIND AT THAT TIME A GOOD JOB IN NEW YORK AND TOOK THIS LEAP WERE YOU SCARED? SO EXCITED AND SCARED, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT THE ODDS OF SUCCESS WERE LOW AND TOLD ALL OF OUR EARLY INVESTORS 30% CHANCE OF SUCCESS AND BY WHICH GETTING YOUR MONEY NOT LIKE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT'S THE EVERY STARTUP COMPANY IS UNLIKELY TO WORK IT'S HELPFUL TO BE IN REALITY ABOUT THAT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BE OPTIMISTIC OF HAVE TO HAVE THIS DUALITY IN YOUR HEAD THE ONE HAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE BASELINE STATISTICS SAY ABOUT STARTUP COMPANIES, HAND, IGNORE ALL OF THAT AND JUST BE 100% SURE IT'S GONNA WORK AND YOU'RE DOING BOTH THINGS AT THE SAME TIME CONTRADICTION IN YOUR HEAD BUT IT WAS SO, SO EXCITING I LOVE YOU KNOW FROM 1994, WHEN THE COMPANY WAS TO 1995 WHEN WE OPENED OUR DOORS UNTIL TODAY I FIND AMAZON SO EXCITING AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S LIKE, FULL OF PAIN, FULL OF PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED AND WORKED AND MADE BETTER AND ETCETERA BUT ON BALANCE, IT'S SO FUN IT'S SUCH A IT'S BEEN SUCH A JOY I FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT I'VE BEEN PART OF THAT JOURNEY INCREDIBLE