"A big lesson from the book is that while Amazon’s growth is spectacular and must be reckoned with, it has precedents we can learn from. With its monopolistic mindset and seemingly endless expansion, the e-commerce giant is reminiscent of the Gilded Age endeavors of robber barons like Jay Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt. The goals, then as now, are to control all aspects of the supply chain, while also reaching further out into the economy. For Amazon, that means growing into banking, web hosting, grocery, small business loans, and beyond."
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