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Amazon leadership originally conceived AWS as a low-margin infrastructure business
“They didn't think this was a, this is a high margin business. They thought of it as like, ok, this will be a low margin business too, and we like low margin businesses.”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:08:55 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
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Howey: Amazon halves self-publishing royalties outside the $2.99 to $9.99 range
“They think eBooks should be between two 99 and nine 99. And if you price it there, they'll give you a 70%. If you price it below two 99, Hey, you're welcome to do that. But they're going to pay you 35%, which is half. If you price it over nine 99, again, your …”
Hugh Howey Aug 6, 2019 ▶ 1:13:26 #63 Hugh Howey: Winning at the Self-publishing Game
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Valiante: Jeff Bezos created $800B in wealth for other people
“Jeff Bezos has created eight hundred billion dollars of wealth for other people.”
Dr. Gio Valiante Nov 14, 2023 ▶ 42:36 Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 2): Failure and Success
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Davis: Amazon succeeded without creating super-voting share structures
“Amazon never needed that. They didn't create super voting shares where you could own a tiny economic interest.”
Christopher Davis Mar 5, 2024 ▶ 1:16:47 Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth
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