We Threw Out Our Bold Vision — and Only Then Did Growth Begin
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We Threw Out Our Bold Vision — and Only Then Did Growth Begin
It is not a coincidence that successful entrepreneurs long for the early days. It is no accident that big companies talk about a “return to basics.” What they are alluding to is a time before the split. And they would be right. They do indeed need to return to a time when WHAT they did was in perfect parallel to WHY they did it. If they continue do
... See moreMy guess is that Amazon’s success is a byproduct, a side-effect of a process driven, flexible, in-the-moment way of being. In the famous 1997 letter to shareholders, which lays out Amazon’s philosophy, Bezos says that their process is simple: a “relentless focus on customers.” This is not a goal to be strived for, worked towards, achieved, and the
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