71 Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2019-05-12
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“Day two companies make high-quality decisions, but they make high-quality decisions slowly.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“You can be competitor-focused, you can be product focu-focused, you can be technology-focused, you can be business model-focused, and there are more.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“And over and over and over again, you're gonna realize that for the vast majority of people, they d- for the vast…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“Years and years of variable and fixed productivity gains and more efficient, higher velocity, more flexible capital expenditures.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“Before we invest our shareholders' money in a new business, we must convince ourselves that the new opportunity can generate the returns…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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