Getting there was hard. Technically hard, we had to design and build our own proprietary cameras and shelves and invent new computer vision algorithms, including the ability to stitch together imagery from hundreds of cooperating cameras. And we had to do it in a way where the technology worked so well that it simply receded into the background, invisible.

Jeff Bezos

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I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.

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What's dangerous is not to evolve. by Jeff Bezos

What's dangerous is not to evolve.

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We are our choices. Build yourself a great story. by Jeff Bezos

We are our choices. Build yourself a great story.

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Do something you're very passionate about, and don't try to chase what is kind of the "hot passion" of the day.

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I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.

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Percentage margins don't matter. What matters always is dollar margins: the actual dollar amount. Companies are valued not on their percentage margins, but on how many dollars they actually make, and a multiple of that.

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It's not an experiment if you know it's going to work. by Jeff Bezos

It's not an experiment if you know it's going to work.

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We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and thy're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.

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The Net is pretty cool, but the physical world is the best medium... by Jeff Bezos

The Net is pretty cool, but the physical world is the best medium ever.

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.

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Go to bed early and wake up early. The morning hours are good. by Jeff Bezos

Go to bed early and wake up early. The morning hours are good.

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If you're not doing something that people will remark on, then it's going to be hard to generate word of mouth.

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If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon. And if you're not flexible, you'll pound your head against the wall and you won't see a different solution to a problem you're trying to solve.

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My view is there's no bad time to innovate. by Jeff Bezos

My view is there's no bad time to innovate.

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If you build a great product or service, people will talk about it. But it starts with having something that's worth talking about.

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Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. by Jeff Bezos

Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.

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Word of mouth is very powerful. by Jeff Bezos

Word of mouth is very powerful.

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What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you - what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind - you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn't a strategy.

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If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell 6 friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000 friends.

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Though we are optimistic, we must remain vigilant and maintain a... by Jeff Bezos

Though we are optimistic, we must remain vigilant and maintain a sense of urgency.

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