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Brad Stone quotes: Bezos dismissed those objections and insisted that to succeed in books as Apple had in music, Amazon needed to control the entire customer experience,

Bezos dismissed those objections and insisted that to succeed in books as Apple had in music, Amazon needed to control the entire customer experience,

Brad Stone quotes: Bezos said. "When I read that letter, I thought, we don't make money when we sell things. We make money when we help customers make

Bezos said. "When I read that letter, I thought, we don't make money when we sell things. We make money when we help customers make

Brad Stone quotes: You don't feel thirty percent smarter when the stock goes up by thirty percent, so when the stock goes down you shouldn't feel thirty percent dumber,

You don't feel thirty percent smarter when the stock goes up by thirty percent, so when the stock goes down you shouldn't feel thirty percent dumber,

Brad Stone quotes: We pay attention to what our competitors do but it's not where we put our energy.

We pay attention to what our competitors do but it's not where we put our energy.

Brad Stone quotes: willingness to try a lot of things and make many mistakes.

willingness to try a lot of things and make many mistakes.

Brad Stone quotes: Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever.

Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever.

Brad Stone quotes: You have to start somewhere,' he said. 'You climb the top of the first tiny hill and from there you see the next hill.

You have to start somewhere,' he said. 'You climb the top of the first tiny hill and from there you see the next hill.

Brad Stone quotes: Most execs, particularly first-time CEOs who get good at one thing, can only dance what they know how to dance.

Most execs, particularly first-time CEOs who get good at one thing, can only dance what they know how to dance.

Brad Stone quotes: He had seen firsthand how technology, patience, and long-term thinking could pay off.

He had seen firsthand how technology, patience, and long-term thinking could pay off.

Brad Stone quotes: Thus did Jeff Bezos become one of the original investors in Google, his company's future rival,

Thus did Jeff Bezos become one of the original investors in Google, his company's future rival,

Brad Stone quotes: Eric and Susan Benson didn't come to Amazon alone every day - they brought their dog Rufus, a Welsh corgi.

Eric and Susan Benson didn't come to Amazon alone every day - they brought their dog Rufus, a Welsh corgi.

Brad Stone quotes: Wilke subscribed to the principles laid out in a seminal book about constraints in manufacturing, Eliyahu M. Goldratt's The Goal, published in 1984.

Wilke subscribed to the principles laid out in a seminal book about constraints in manufacturing, Eliyahu M. Goldratt's The Goal, published in 1984.

Brad Stone quotes: It is far better to cannibalize yourself than have someone else do it,

It is far better to cannibalize yourself than have someone else do it,

Brad Stone quotes: Chris Brown, a software-development manager at the time.

Chris Brown, a software-development manager at the time.

Brad Stone quotes: Steady progress toward seemingly impossible goals will win the day. Setbacks are temporary. Naysayers are best ignored.

Steady progress toward seemingly impossible goals will win the day. Setbacks are temporary. Naysayers are best ignored.

Brad Stone quotes: point of view is worth 80 IQ points" - a

point of view is worth 80 IQ points" - a

Brad Stone quotes: We are genuinely customer-centric, we are genuinely long-term oriented and we genuinely like to invent

We are genuinely customer-centric, we are genuinely long-term oriented and we genuinely like to invent

Brad Stone quotes: When someone resigns, he is asked to hand in all that equipment - including the backpack.

When someone resigns, he is asked to hand in all that equipment - including the backpack.

Brad Stone quotes: No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed.

No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed.

Brad Stone quotes: have realized about myself that I'm very motivated by people counting on me," he answered. "I like to be counted on."14

have realized about myself that I'm very motivated by people counting on me," he answered. "I like to be counted on."14

Brad Stone quotes: I've always had the opinion that we have shamelessly stolen any good ideas,

I've always had the opinion that we have shamelessly stolen any good ideas,

Brad Stone quotes: In the short term, the stock market is a voting machine. In the long run, it's a weighing machine" that measures a company's true value.

In the short term, the stock market is a voting machine. In the long run, it's a weighing machine" that measures a company's true value.

Brad Stone quotes: They have an absolute willingness to torch the landscape around them to emerge the winner.

They have an absolute willingness to torch the landscape around them to emerge the winner.

Brad Stone quotes: Amazon isn't happening to the book business," he likes to say to authors and journalists. "The future is happening to the book business.")

Amazon isn't happening to the book business," he likes to say to authors and journalists. "The future is happening to the book business.")

Brad Stone quotes: While he was charming and capable of great humor in public, in private, Bezos could bite an employee's head right off.

While he was charming and capable of great humor in public, in private, Bezos could bite an employee's head right off.

Brad Stone quotes: a small bike shop north of Phoenix, in Glendale, Arizona. It's called the Roadrunner Bike Center.

a small bike shop north of Phoenix, in Glendale, Arizona. It's called the Roadrunner Bike Center.

In customers' minds, the Amazon brand meant books only.

Brad Stone quotes: he particularly admired a man named Frank Meeks,

he particularly admired a man named Frank Meeks,

Brad Stone quotes: Ultimately, Amazon is a weather pattern that disturbs everything around it.

Ultimately, Amazon is a weather pattern that disturbs everything around it.

Brad Stone quotes: I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare.

I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare.

Brad Stone quotes: I really can't say," the teacher replied. "Except that there is probably no limit to what he can do, given a little guidance.

I really can't say," the teacher replied. "Except that there is probably no limit to what he can do, given a little guidance.

Brad Stone quotes: Amazon was a family affair in another way. MacKenzie, an aspiring novelist,

Amazon was a family affair in another way. MacKenzie, an aspiring novelist,

Brad Stone quotes: While other dot-coms merged or perished, Amazon survived through a combination of conviction, improvisation, and luck.

While other dot-coms merged or perished, Amazon survived through a combination of conviction, improvisation, and luck.

Brad Stone quotes: The idea was always that someone would be allowed to make a profit as an intermediary. The key question is: Who will get to be that middleman?"7

The idea was always that someone would be allowed to make a profit as an intermediary. The key question is: Who will get to be that middleman?"7

Brad Stone quotes: incidentally, all Amazon senior executives had to read - the

incidentally, all Amazon senior executives had to read - the

Brad Stone quotes: Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer.

Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer.