Word: ands
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"Um, he's lecturing on shadows and diffraction..."
Their fearless leader notes their angst and offers a beneficent smile. "You can cheer," Bezos says. So the troops cheer. Imagine it. Amazon, profitable.
This Thursday afternoon the e-Cards crew is sitting around a conference table, trying to make one another laugh. Today's subjects are office humor and holidays in February. A "Valentine's Day, My Ass" card for lonely hearts? Possibly. A motivational groundhog speaker? Probably. A support group for obscure...
It's a daunting task. For three years, defining Amazon was easy: it sold books. Then it sold books, music and videos. Now it sells toys, home-improvement products, consumer electronics and software as well. Then there are the equity stakes in start-ups like drugstore.com pets.com and Gear.com and...
What Johnson and other believers agree on is the wisdom of the company's relentless reinvestment in new markets in lieu of banking premature profits. Bezos' strategic analysis goes like this: customer acquisition is only going to get harder tomorrow, so you have to grab every customer you can today...