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Insider tracked some of the most notable Amazon Web Services alumni.
Some founded billion-dollar companies, others are investors or executives at top firms.
Many utilized their background, expertise, and connections from AWS to jumpstart their new ventures.
Amazon's $54 billion cloud unit is the undisputed leader in the cloud computing space and its scale has made it a springboard for its employees to move elsewhere and make waves in the larger tech industry.
Insider tracked where a few of the most influential Amazon Web Services alumni went after leaving the cloud giant: Some founded their own billion-dollar companies like cloud communications giant Twilio, others are raising millions as part of a new generation of hot startups, and some have gone on to top leadership roles in major Fortune 500 or Silicon Valley companies, as Insider previously reported.