“People often ask me to compare working for Bezos vs Zuck. I worked with Mark much more closely for much longer, but I did work directly with Jeff in my last 2 years at Amazon incubating the Kindle. Here are […]
“New online platform ‘Nearby’ wants to help small businesses compete with Amazon.” I hope they succeed! | learn more
An ode to Amazon and its creator by Ben Thompson of Stratechery. | learn more
I first shared news of this partnership’s formation in 2018. We now come full circle to its end. I’m reminded of an old Jeff Bezos comment about the Fire phone: “If you think that’s a big failure, we’re working on much […]
“According to Marketplace Pulse, around $1B has been invested this year in firms that buy successful brands in the Amazon marketplace.” | learn more
The WSJ is still salty at Amazon for using their advantages, as evidenced by the second part of the title: “by steamrolling rivals and partners.” Here’s the summary: “CEO Jeff Bezos still runs the e-commerce giant with the drive of […]
One interesting highlight is the difference in the decision-making pace between top executives and their direct reports. The more senior, the slower pace, and Bezos points out the risk of junior execs modeling the slower speed. “In an excerpt from a […]
This goes well beyond their PillPack acquisition from 2018. The new offering, Amazon Pharmacy, allows customers to order prescription medication with free delivery, accepts most insurance, and even lets you compare your insurance price to the cash price (which is […]
Sorry influencers, using Tiktok and Facebook to drive traffic to your counterfeit products on Amazon’s marketplace isn’t going to fly. | learn more
You might be surprised to learn that CBD, the substances seemingly sold in every corner store nowadays, is banned from Facebook and Google ads. I’ve seen Facebook workarounds that offer C-🐝-D instead. Amazon testing the category is a break with […]