I just interviewed the man who invented Amazon Prime.
He started a business worth $40 billion today and served on Amazon's board for 15 yrs.
Here are lessons from Bing Gordon that'll save you years of mistakes:
He started a business worth $40 billion today and served on Amazon's board for 15 yrs.
Here are lessons from Bing Gordon that'll save you years of mistakes:
When you have a business idea, take action now before it dies.
β’ Write 1 paragraph about the idea
β’Β Write a 4 slide business plan
β’Β Write your 1st line of code
β’ Write 1 paragraph about the idea
β’Β Write a 4 slide business plan
β’Β Write your 1st line of code
When you start a job, ask your boss 2 questions:
1) Who is the best boss you've ever had and what does that mean for me?
2) What does top 10% performance look like?
1) Who is the best boss you've ever had and what does that mean for me?
2) What does top 10% performance look like?
Hold yourself accountable for high achievement.
If you're a cab driver, drive the most miles
if you're a fisherman, get on the best boat.
If you're a cab driver, drive the most miles
if you're a fisherman, get on the best boat.
How to succeed
β’ Be a learning machine.
β’ Find a way to maintain high energy
β’ Be a learning machine.
β’ Find a way to maintain high energy
In college, you don't take classes for content.
You take classes for great professors.
Same with your job.
Pick a company for a great boss.
You take classes for great professors.
Same with your job.
Pick a company for a great boss.
The best interview question:
"What's your strategy for learning?"
"What's your strategy for learning?"
How to set goals:
1) Clear and unambiguous
2) Stretch, but not impossible
3) Under your personal control
4) Time sensitive + context relevant
1) Clear and unambiguous
2) Stretch, but not impossible
3) Under your personal control
4) Time sensitive + context relevant
Don't invite someone to be on your board that you wouldn't pay to have dinner with.
When pitching your startup, your goal is to share 1 insight to investors that they didn't know before.
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