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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, envisioned a company that made money by delivering value to rather than extracting value from its customers. In order to do that, he wanted to be both the price leader and customer service leader for the long run.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Now Amazon’s board had to deal with the leadership crisis. There were complaints about Galli, who was clearly agitating to be CEO, and Bezos, who many employees felt was not taking the time to cultivate other leaders, listen to their issues, or invest in their personal growth. John Doerr quietly phoned many of the company’s senior executives to get
... See moreBrad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Jason Child, a colleague of mine from my Arthur Andersen days (he’s now the CFO of Groupon), introduced me to Jason Kilar (who later became the founder and CEO of Hulu). They invited me to interview at Amazon.com
John Rossman • The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World's Most Disruptive Company
JEFF BEZOS Founder and CEO, Amazon; Owner, the Washington Post
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
“My primary insight when we were screwed by Adobe in 1999 was that we shouldn’t get into any business where we didn’t control both the hardware and the software, otherwise we’d get our head handed to us.”
Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Kagle said to Harvey, “Okay, make him the offer.” Harvey turned to Gurley. “First, I want to know if you’ll take it.” This was the way Harvey preferred to seal a deal with an entrepreneur: to secure the agreement before bringing out the term sheet with all of the details. Here Harvey feared that if he brought out the terms of the partnership offer,
... See moreRandall E. Stross • eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
By the end of that year, he was one of the most frequently mentioned analysts on Wall Street and the unlikely nemesis of Jeff Bezos and Amazon.
Brad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Most managers have their heads down looking at the present. CVC enables them to see the future. They get to outsource R&D. I think that’s valid and viable. Why should I spend $50m to design a chip company when I could take this out for $18m and get team, IP and speed.