On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve explores the DNA of Amazon by tracing Jeff Bezos’s early influences, strategic decisions, and relentless focus on customer experience, revealing how a bold vision and founder-led culture built one of the most dominant businesses in history.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro02:12 - How Bezos’s childhood brilliance helped forged Amazon’s DNA.03:22 - Why self-reliance helped Bezos repeatedly invent out of failure.06:02 - How DE Shaw inspired Amazon’s hiring bar and secretive innovations.14:18 - Why founder-led companies tripled returns vs peers from 1990–2014.17:07 - How Amazon used user reviews to build trust and boost Amazon’s moat.24:20 - How one-click ordering deepened customer loyalty and competitive defensibility.41:05 - The importance of Amazon Prime and how it affected customer churn and loyalty.51:51 - How AWS was born.54:27 - How Amazon has used its scale and competitive positioning to acquire competitors.And so much more!Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCES<ul>
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