# AWS and New Ventures

From @jeff-bezos's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@jeff-bezos.md](/@jeff-bezos.md)

Amazon Web Services illustrated Bezos's willingness to fund capabilities beyond the company's original retail category. Bezos described AWS as a product customers had not explicitly requested, developed through experimentation and organizational learning; his later ventures include Blue Origin and philanthropic funds.