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Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (fortune.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365208

Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.

Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world :

Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall:

https://archive.is/Uh2yl

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

Don't forget his ex-wife's 20 million investment.

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