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A new book coming out this week is titled working backwards in s stories and secrets from inside amazon. In it authors colin bryer and bill carr, between them have a combined 27 years of experience in the company. The book actually shares the origin story of a w s, among other businesses there,. Though as a reminder, none of the following is investment advice. Be sure to see a sixens dot com slash disclosures for more information.

In this episode from February 2021, early Amazon execs Colin Bryar and Bill Carr -- in conversation with a16z's Sonal Chokshi -- go beyond the well-known artifacts of Amazon innovation, like the memo and the press release, and share the leadership principles, decision making practices, and operational processes that helped Amazon continue to innovate, invent new products and learn from its mistakes, as it scaled.

It’s all based on their book, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, drawing from the 27 years combined experience of being in the room where it happened at Amazon.