Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Wilke started his negotiations with UPS that summer in Louisville, ahead of a September 1 contract deadline. When UPS was predictably obstinate about deviating from its standard rate card, Wilke threatened to walk. UPS officials thought he was bluffing. Wilke called Jones in Seattle and said, “Bruce, turn them off.” “In twelve hours, they went from
... See moreBrad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Reflection
Steven Biver • Light Science and Magic 4/e
Our cost kept coming down as our processes improved, and our profit margin grew significantly.
Brad Jacobs • How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
(As a side note, by tradition at Amazon, authors’ names never appear on the memos—the memo is from the whole team.)
Jeff Bezos • Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
“slow bakers,”
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
WARREN BUFFETT Founder and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
Steve Klebanoff
@st3ve