Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezosis an American technology entrepreneur and investor. He has played a role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, an online merchant of books and later of a wide variety of products and services, most recently video streaming. Amazon.com became the largest retailer on the World Wide Web and a model for Internet sales...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 January 1964
CityAlbuquerque, NM
CountryUnited States of America
We also have no incentive compensation of any kind. And the reason we don’t is because it is detrimental to teamwork.
It's harder to be kind than clever
Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they're given after all. Choices can be hard.
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.
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I very much believe the Internet is indeed all it is cracked up to be.
perhaps the most expensive thing we've done since free Super Saver shipping.
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Competition will accelerate in 1999. We still believe it is impossible to keep the pronounced bookselling market share lead over the long term.