Jeff Bezos: Big Things Start Small
An interview with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos touches on the timeless lessons he’s learned for business success. The three big ideas are (1) thinking on a different timescale, (2) putting the …
Jeff Bezos
Reversible and Irreversible Decisions
Making decisions, even in areas you know relatively well, usually involves an element of uncertainty. Sometimes decisions can be made quickly, and uncertainty is acceptable or desirable. Other times, …
Fiction that Influences and Inspires
Reading nonfiction is a fantastic way to expand your mind and give you an edge in this world. It’s especially useful when we have a specific idea or concept that we’d like to learn more about. …
10 Things I Learned Reading Brad Stone’s The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
I really enjoyed Brad Stone’s The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon. Anyone who wants to better understand the dynamics of disruption or just gain a better understanding of the …
Jeff Bezos’s Reading List
The back of Brad Stone’s excellent new book, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, contains a list of a dozen books “widely read by executives and employees that are …
Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books
In an interview that aired on CNBC1, Jeff Bezos shared some of the details about books that he’s shared with Amazon’s top executives. These books, it turns out, are frameworks for shaping …
Jeff Bezos on Why People that Are Often Right Change Their Minds Often
Jeff Bezos recently stopped by the office of 37 Signals. After talking product strategy he answered some questions. In his answer to one question he shared some thoughts on people who were …