Bezos: PowerPoint is a sales tool unsuited for internal truth-seeking
Jeff Bezos · Lessons from Jeff Bezos · Dec 18, 2023 · at 21:24
Jeff Bezos contrasts slide decks with narrative memos in corporate meetings during an interview with Lex Fridman.
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“PowerPoint is really designed to persuade. It's kind of a sales tool. And internally, the last thing you want to do is sell. You want to, you're again, you're truth seeking. You're trying to find truth. And the other problem with PowerPoint is it's easy for the author and hard for the audience. And a memo is the opposite.”
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