Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos
· 1 h 16 min
Episode Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos
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Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:15) Criticism without praise
(5:15) The every-great-man flaw
(7:05) Attack mode
(11:45) “Sometimes all you need is a B”
(19:35) Question mark emails
(22:25) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient
(24:10) Work hard, long, and smart
(25:15) Where high-performers go to feel bad about themselves
(28:05) Ethan evaluates Shaan
(35:55) Project selection
(39:50) Waiting for fat pitches
(42:30) Jeff’s security detail
(45:50) The story of Amazon Prime
(47:55) Amazon's idea tool
(50:55) Good design vs. bad design
(54:15) The morality of Amazon
(56:15) Who Jeff studied
(31:35) Post-Amazon
(1:04:10) Streaming career advice on Twitch
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Links:
• https://www.ethanevans.com/about
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