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The Jeff Bezos School of Long-Term Thinking
Read Jeff Bezos’s three-page letter he wrote to shareholders in 1997. In
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon, on the importance of what’s not going to change:
“I very frequently get the question: ‘What's going to change in the next 10 years?' And that is a very interesting question; it's a very common one.
“I almost never get the question: ‘What's not going to change in the next 10 years?' And I submit to you that that second ... See more
“I very frequently get the question: ‘What's going to change in the next 10 years?' And that is a very interesting question; it's a very common one.
“I almost never get the question: ‘What's not going to change in the next 10 years?' And I submit to you that that second ... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On comparison, consistency, and what’s not going to change
My guess is that Amazon’s success is a byproduct, a side-effect of a process driven, flexible, in-the-moment way of being. In the famous 1997 letter to shareholders, which lays out Amazon’s philosophy, Bezos says that their process is simple: a “relentless focus on customers.” This is not a goal to be strived for, worked towards, achieved, and the
... See morePatrick O'Shaughnessy • Growth Without Goals
So but how do we build software that can be anything without falling into the Zombocom trap? I believe that Bezos interview shows us exactly how.
- You start from a systems-level insight ( the internet is growing rapidly )
- Then work backwards to a first best customer who has a burning need ( can’t find book ) that is related to your superpower ( intern