What David Rubenstein has said about Amazon
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026
David Rubenstein, American businessman, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, philanthropist and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles, has been quoted on Amazon once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rubenstein says Carlyle sold its Amazon stock at the IPO, a stake he estimates would now be worth $14 billion.
“We got some stock, but then we sold it at the IPO. That was stupid. That stock's probably worth $14 billion now”
My First Million: David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 15:31
Episodes
David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500BMy First Million · Sep 14, 2026 · 47 min
Sam Parr interviews Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein about building a $500 billion private equity firm, missing out on Amazon, historic documents and American history.
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