Amazon
Company whose efficiency cuts and severance of a deal with UPS led to significant layoffs.
Every podcast mention of Amazon in one pod.
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Videos Mentioning Amazon
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Peter Attia MD
Mentioned in passing as the company owned by Jeff Bezos, used as an example of a highly successful individual whose achievements are often perceived as easy.
Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2
Y Combinator
Acquired Twitch for $1 billion and is where Emmett, a founder of Justin.tv/Twitch, now works as CEO of Twitch.
Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad - Startup Investor School Day 3
Y Combinator
Used as a canonical example of a scale-centric business model and for its long-term margins and compounding scale.
Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
Tim Ferriss
The online retailer through which Rana's fiancé ordered Rosalind Picard's book 'Affective Computing,' which took three months to ship to Cairo and was held in customs.
A Masterclass in Riding the Waves of Life — “The School for Good and Evil” Creator Soman Chainani
Tim Ferriss
An e-commerce platform where 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara is noted to be a top seller years after its release.
Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain Greater Happiness | Morgan Housel
Andrew Huberman
E-commerce and technology company founded by Jeff Bezos, highlighted as an example of entrepreneurial pursuit.
The Number One Reason This Generation Is Struggling: Scott Galloway | E190
The Diary Of A CEO
Mentioned as a company that takes big, scary bets that pay off, similar to Apple and its innovation in areas like AWS and the Kindle.
E118: AI FOMO frenzy, macro update, Fox vs Dominion, US vs China & more with Brad Gerstner
All-In Podcast
Compared to Instacart and Uber for building an ad business inside its platform to drive revenue growth.
Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #212
Lex Fridman
Used as an example of a successful company that can form a monopoly over populations, similar to concerns about government scale.
Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke
Andrew Huberman
E-commerce platform where Dr. Lembke's book 'Dopamine Nation' can be pre-ordered.
E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
All-In Podcast
An e-commerce giant that recently announced Stripe will process a large portion of its payment volume.
The Number One Goal is Getting Started - Avni Patel Thompson of Poppy
Y Combinator
The tech giant where the speaker's husband worked after they moved to Seattle.
E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a big tech company whose unchecked activities contrast with the FTC's focus on smaller acquisitions.
It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo
Y Combinator
Mentioned in relation to the 'two pizza teams' concept for small, autonomous teams.
How to Build Products Users Love with Kevin Hale (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 7)
Y Combinator
Cited as an example of a company focused on the 'best price' market dominance strategy through logistics.
Whoop Founder: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company & BEAT Apple! Will Ahmed | E189
The Diary Of A CEO
Initially considered investing in WHOOP, then attempted to acquire it, and later released a direct knockoff product, which WHOOP's team confidently predicted would fail.
Chamath Palihapitiya: Freedom, Bitcoin, and First Principles | The Knowledge Project #94
The Knowledge Project Podcast
Chamath discusses underwriting an investment in Amazon in 2014, recognizing Jeff Bezos as a superior capital allocator.
Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans | Lex Fridman Podcast #151
Lex Fridman
Mentioned in relation to Mechanical Turk's interface and the AWS platform, with criticism for the former's user experience.
Esther Perel — Tactics for Relationships in Quarantine | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An e-commerce platform where online sellers can sell products through ShipStation, contrasted with Amazon Prime's free shipping model.
LA's Wildfire Disaster, Zuck Flips on Free Speech, Why Trump Wants Greenland
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as possibly looking to acquire Lift or Waymo, though its strategy in the autonomous or delivery market is unclear.
E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
All-In Podcast
A multinational technology and e-commerce company, mentioned as a company that drives down prices due to scale.
DOGE kills its first bill, Zuck vs OpenAI, Google's AI comeback
All-In Podcast
A multinational technology company, grouped with other large tech companies that can attract infinite capital for the AI hardware war.
E78: VC fund metrics that matter, private market update, recession, student loans, Bill Hwang arrest
All-In Podcast
An e-commerce giant, mentioned as one of the companies affected by supply chain issues and unable to meet demand.
Growth with Alex Schultz (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 6)
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a company that has a significant online presence in the US, with its success being measurable through customer numbers and gross merchandise volume.