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An inspiration engine for ideas
Returning to the company after a few weeks, Bezos presented his next big idea to the S Team in the basement of his Medina, Washington, home. The entire company, he said, would restructure itself around what he called “two-pizza teams.” Employees would be organized into autonomous groups of fewer than ten people—small enough that, when working late,
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To counter information siloing, the organizers introduced smaller “progress prizes” awarded bi-monthly that required participants to publish their code or research open source, enriching the entire community's shared knowledge base.
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Adam had acquired—showed off various systems WeWork was developing: a standing desk that automatically adapts to a member’s height; a keyless entry system; a phone booth with smart lighting. None of this was likely to bring about the singularity, but after the twelve minutes were up, Masa told Adam to join him in his car.
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Such specific data allowed him to optimize for engagement at every moment.