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mytailorisrich on Jan 3, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: When good ideas make bad business

One thing to keep in mind is that he worked for nearly a decade in product/business roles before founding Amazon.

anongraddebt on Jan 3, 2020 [–]

I agree that that explains some of the difference. Not sure it means that he isn't the most impressive.

I'd also add that in his stints at different firms pre-Amazon he was quite clearly an outlier among high-achievers.

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