9 private quotes tagged amazon

“I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, 'OK, I'm looking back on my life. I want to minimize the number of regrets I have.'” — Jeff Bezos

Context:On why he started Amazon

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“In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. In the new world, that inverts.” — Jeff Bezos

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“We innovate by starting with the customer and working backwards. That becomes the touchstone for how we invent.” — Jeff Bezos

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“Any business plan won't survive its first encounter with reality. The reality will always be different. It will never be the plan.” — Jeff Bezos

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“If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new.” — Jeff Bezos

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“I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.” — Jeff Bezos

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“There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.” — Jeff Bezos

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“Your margin is my opportunity.” — Jeff Bezos

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“All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you're Woolworth's.” — Jeff Bezos

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