This chapter explores the intricate dynamics between entrepreneurs and Amazon, particularly through the lens of the Alexa Fund. It raises serious concerns about corporate espionage, revealing how startups' innovations may be used against them, supported by internal Amazon documents.
40% of everything sold online in the United States is through Amazon. Its web services division owns almost a third of the worldwide cloud infrastructure.
Amazon is a goliath.
Dana Mattioli is an investigative journalist at the Wall Street Journal and the author of “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power.” Mary Long caught up with Mattioli for a conversation about:
- Amazon’s early days and how it withstood years of sustained losses.
- How Amazon makes Wall Street look genteel.
- The lengths that the company went to get information from competitors.
Companies discussed: AMZN, TGT, EBAY
Host: Mary Long
Guest: Dana Mattioli
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Dez Jones, Austin Morgan
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