Jim Sinegal
3 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2023 by David Rosenthal · said 87 times in 9 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
Mentions by year
brought up most by David Rosenthal (51), Ben Gilbert (23), Charlie Munger (7), Howard Schultz (5), David Senra (1)
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2026 1 mention in 1 episode
2025 2 mentions in 1 episode
2024 16 mentions in 2 episodes 8 per episode
2023 55 mentions in 3 episodes 18 per episode
2022 13 mentions in 2 episodes 7 per episode
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Aug 21, 2023 positive
Aug 21, 2023 positive
A 2001 coffee with Jim Sinegal inspired Amazon's core low-price philosophy
“Jeff has this coffee with Jim, and Jim explains this philosophy to Jeff. Jeff comes back to Amazon HQ the next day and is like, I'm reversing the policy, and says exactly what you just said. There are two types of companies in this world. Companies that work h…”
Oct 30, 2023 neutral
Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman stepped aside as CEO after board struggle
“They had originally agreed that Brotman would be the chairman and CEO, because he was his idea. He founded the whole thing, but Senegal decided, no, I have to be the CEO. So, it was a big, unfortunate board meeting, a big internal struggle, and Brotman moved a…”