Jeff Bezos, the visionary founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, shares his insights on innovation and space exploration. He discusses the emotional journey of space travel and its parallels to early internet evolution. Bezos reflects on lessons on mortality, the importance of long-term thinking, and decision-making frameworks within his companies. He also highlights Amazon's customer-centric innovations and the balance between productivity and personal well-being. This conversation offers a glimpse into his ambitious vision for humanity’s future among the stars.

Jeff Bezos, the visionary founder of Amazon, shares insights on various intriguing topics. He describes retirement as dull and emphasizes the importance of lifelong passions and curiosity. Bezos likens AI's impact to electricity, highlighting its transformative potential. He discusses the necessity of relocating polluting industries to space and the significance of creating self-sustaining companies. Transparency, open communication, and feedback at all levels are pivotal for fostering innovation, according to Bezos. This conversation offers a rare glimpse into his thoughts on leadership and legacy.

In a captivating discussion, Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon, shares his insights on innovation and resilience. He emphasizes that setbacks are vital for growth and resourcefulness is key to overcoming challenges. Bezos compares modern innovators to historical figures, stressing creativity over mere intelligence. He also highlights the balance between structured decision-making and intuition in business, advocating for speedy decisions while valuing meaningful choices. The conversation is a blend of nostalgia, business philosophy, and the importance of childlike wonder.

Jeff Bezos, the visionary founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, shares his thoughts on the future of humanity in space and the potential for innovation in various industries. He expresses optimism about regulatory changes under a new administration. Bezos discusses the importance of adapting media strategies at The Washington Post and the emotional impact of witnessing Earth from space. He also highlights AI's transformative role at Amazon, drawing parallels to past innovations, while emphasizing the balance between personal connections and technological advancement.

This discussion features Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, alongside influential figures like Sally Quinn, a former Washington Post columnist; Tina Brown, accomplished media executive; Oliver Darcy, media commentator; and Amanda Katz, former opinion editor. They dive into the controversial editorial decisions at The Washington Post, particularly under Bezos's ownership, and the growing concern over journalistic integrity. The panel reflects on the exodus of talent and debates the challenges of maintaining accountability journalism in today's polarized media landscape.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, shares insights on innovation and leadership. He discusses the challenges facing journalism today and the importance of maintaining trust in a divided political landscape. Bezos also reflects on the transformative experience of space travel and its potential to reshape our understanding of Earth. He emphasizes fostering open dialogue in leadership to drive creativity and innovation, while also exploring the role of artificial intelligence and the vision for off-planet industries to protect our planet.

Sunil Gupta, Harvard Business School professor, has spent years studying successful digital strategies, companies, and leaders, and he's made Amazon and its legendary CEO Jeff Bezos a particular areas of focus. Drawing on his own in-depth research and other sources, including a new collection of Bezos' own writing, "Invent and Wander," Gupta explains how Amazon has upended traditional corporate strategy by diversifying into multiple products serving many end users instead of focusing more narrowly. He says that Bezos's obsession with the customer and insistence on long-term thinking are approaches that other companies and senior executives should emulate.

I’ve interviewed legendary storyteller Cal Fussman (@calfussman) on this show before (here and here), but this time, the roles are reversed, and he interviews me!If you are not yet familiar with him, Cal is a New York Times bestselling author and a writer-at-large for Esquire magazine, where he is best known for being a primary writer of the “What I Learned” feature. And this interview originally aired on Cal’s podcast, “Big Questions with Cal Fussman.”Cal has transformed oral history into an art form, conducting probing interviews with the icons who’ve shaped the last 50 years of world history: Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jack Welch, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Woody Allen, Barbara Walters, Pelé, Yao Ming, Serena Williams, John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, and countless others.Enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. While I often praise this company’s lion’s mane mushroom coffee for a minimal caffeine wakeup call that lasts, I asked the founders if they could help me—someone who’s struggled with insomnia for decades—sleep. Their answer: Reishi Mushroom Elixir. They made a special batch for me and my listeners that comes without sweetener; you can try it at bedtime with a little honey or nut milk, or you can just add hot water to your single-serving packet and embrace its bitterness like I do.Try it right now by going to foursigmatic.com/ferriss and using the code Ferriss to get 20 percent off this rare, limited run of Reishi Mushroom Elixir. If you are in the experimental mindset, I do not think you’ll be disappointed.This episode is also brought to you by “5-Bullet Friday,” my very own email newsletter, which every Friday features five bullet points of cool things I’ve found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, gadgets, albums, articles, TV shows, new hacks or tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I’ve dug up from around the world. It’s free, it’s always going to be free, and you can subscribe now at tim.blog/friday.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today Amazon is an inescapable juggernaut. Back in 1994, it was just an idea, pitched by a former Wall Street banker named Jeff Bezos to disbelieving investors at the very birth of the internet era. Reporter Brad Stone, who has spent years chronicling the Amazon story, describes how the company almost flamed out the dot.bomb era and how Bezos rescued the company in part by ginning up two new lines of business – Prime shipping and its digital reader, the Kindle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:02:34 - How Jeff Bezos came to discover the incredible opportunities on the Internet in the early 1990s. 00:09:58 - How the regret minimization framework led Bezos to starting Amazon. 00:17:08 - How Amazon lost hundreds of millions of dollars from poor investments during the tech bubble. 00:33:28 - Amazon’s five core values. 00:46:30 - Why many companies were reluctant, yet eventually forced to work with Amazon to remain competitive. 00:47:45 - How Costco’s business model inspired Bezos to release Amazon Prime and keep his commitment to low prices. 00:56:48 - How AWS was created and the importance of it in Amazon’s continued success. 01:02:33 - Clay’s biggest takeaways from studying Jeff Bezos. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Tune into the recent We Study Billionaires' episode covering The Airbnb Story. Learn about the How to Hedge Inflation. Brad Stone’s two interviews with The Investor’s Podcast - TIP142 & TIP362. Brad Stone’s books - The Everything Store, Amazon Unbound, & The Upstarts. Follow Clay on Twitter. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.  SPONSORSSupport our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover Vacasa AT&T The Bitcoin Way Public American Express Onramp SimpleMining Fundrise Shopify USPS Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fmSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm