Amazon, every mention
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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Amazon comes up
Charlie Hoehn: Write Something People Want to Read
- ▶ 12:18 Charlie Hoehn I believe it's, it's at minimum of 80% of books, book purchases are through Amazon online.
- ▶ 20:38 Shane Parrish We're constantly doing Kindle revisions. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 21:12 Shane Parrish We were charging 30 dollars for the great metal models on Amazon, which means we get 15.
- ▶ 48:53 Shane Parrish I think Amazon released this once. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 48:55 Shane Parrish It's like they read 15% of a book, maybe 16% of a book, and they get all the stats from Kindle.
- ▶ 59:30 Shane Parrish Like, if I see a five-star review on Amazon,
Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself
- ▶ 1:23:43 Ryan Holiday Um, you know, Amazon has this culture where they, uh,
John Mackey: Building Whole Foods
- ▶ 1:07 Shane Parrish I wanted to hear John's story all the way from the creating of Safer Way to Amazon buying Whole Foods and everything in between.
- ▶ 10:19 John Mackey They, it's gone down since Amazon bought it.
- ▶ 23:17 John Mackey Uh, all of a sudden, you know, um, people wanted stuff delivered at home, and fortunately for us, we were teamed up with Amazon at that time, and Amazon was able to step up and invest literally hundreds of millions of dollars in delivery…
- ▶ 23:17 John Mackey Uh, all of a sudden, you know, um, people wanted stuff delivered at home, and fortunately for us, we were teamed up with Amazon at that time, and Amazon was able to step up and invest literally hundreds of millions of dollars in delivery…
- ▶ 46:18 John Mackey They work hard, but working at Whole Foods or Amazon, it's just a, it's just part of their career path. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 57:25 John Mackey The Amazon now has the rings of power show on, and they're showing how these rings were made, uh, which is not actually in the Lord of the Rings, so it's really, really interesting stuff.
- ▶ 1:01:17 John Mackey It was, it was, well, no, it was the second time I met him, because I'd met him at this conference, and we'd hit it off, but when we were going up there to talk about maybe Amazon buying Whole Foods, um, you know, we were meeting at Jeff's…
- ▶ 1:06:47 Shane Parrish Talk to me, let's go back to the, uh, Amazon sale, but before we get there, let's rewind. 18 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:15:30 John Mackey I knew that Amazon Fresh was kind of struggling as a business, but they hadn't opened up any physical stores yet.
- ▶ 1:43:28 John Mackey It was about Amazon. 2 times in the scene
#197 Michaeleen Doucleff: The 4 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make
- ▶ 52:33 Shane Parrish And Kindle, like, he's on the Kindle all the time and it's attached to my account. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 52:37 Shane Parrish So, A, I get these crazy Amazon recommendations.
Morgan Housel: Get Rich, Stay Rich
- ▶ 1:16:44 Morgan Housel And we realize that the majority of books, there's four million books for sale on Amazon.
- ▶ 1:17:34 Morgan Housel By the way, Kindle samples are free. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:34:46 Morgan Housel There was a mathematician who looked at Kindle highlight data, and he used highlights as a proxy for how far people make it in a book. 2 times in the scene
Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth
- ▶ 1:12:17 Christopher Davis Owning Amazon feels pretty good.
- ▶ 1:16:47 Christopher Davis You know, to me, it is curious that Amazon never needed that.
- ▶ 2:35:09 Christopher Davis Amazon would be 40%.
Tom Gayner: Invest Like The Best
- ▶ 1:31:56 Tom Gaynor I have a Kindle. 3 times in the scene
Blake Eastman: Learn to Read Anyone
- ▶ 1:12:23 Blake Eastman So I still try to like, I have like a Kindle connection where I just like highlight certain things because you highlight so much 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:17:53 Blake Eastman Amazon Web Services, every blink, exactly when it happens.