Amazon
Company whose efficiency cuts and severance of a deal with UPS led to significant layoffs.
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Videos Mentioning Amazon

E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more
All-In Podcast
Leadership's message about freezing hiring for corporate roles and emphasizing frugality and efficiency is discussed as a sign of a difficult economic outlook and a shift towards becoming a 'cash cow' business similar to Apple.

E65: VC markup dynamics, Russia/US tensions over Ukraine, Altos Labs raises $3B, Stripe mafia & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a successful company that has experienced significant stock downturns.

Amber Atherton of Zyper and Iba Masood of TARA on Raising a Series A as a Female Founder
Y Combinator
A large company from which engineers may have received offers, influencing hiring decisions for startups.

Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction | Lex Fridman Podcast #191
Lex Fridman
An e-commerce and cloud computing company, cited as an example of an organic monopoly due to network effects.

E64: Antitrust standards & enforcement, tech repricing, lab leak obfuscation, E63 reactions & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a company with a similar strategy to Netflix in its early years, reinvesting capital into growth rather than generating immediate cash flow.

Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly | The All-In Interview
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a partner in AI efforts, alongside other large-scale players in the AI development space.

E98: Big tech starts making cuts, Fed incompetency, global debt, Russia/Ukraine & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed in the context of potentially controlling Roomba vacuum cleaners and the implications for data privacy and market competition.

Mark Cuban: Love/Hate Relationship with Trump, Why He's Backing Kamala Harris
All-In Podcast
Technology company, whose reaction to feeling 'cornered' in the AI competition is speculated.

The Random Show — Blockchain/Crypto Investing, NFT Experiments, Dogecoin, Zen Buddhism, and More
Tim Ferriss
An e-commerce and cloud computing giant that Tim regrets selling in 2008 due to panic during the subprime crisis, highlighting the importance of long-term holding rules.

E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more
All-In Podcast
A major competitor to FedEx, rapidly building out its local delivery infrastructure, which is contributing to FedEx's market share decline.

Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield | Lex Fridman Podcast #342
Lex Fridman
The company producing the Fallout TV show, with which Todd Howard is involved, highlighting the transition of game worlds into visual media.

OpenAI's $150B conversion, Meta's AR glasses, Blue-collar boom, Risk of nuclear war
All-In Podcast
A major tech company that is a competitor to OpenAI in the AI space, also working on models and applications.

Cory Doctorow and Joe Betts-Lacroix on Adversarial Interoperability
Y Combinator
Mentioned for its involvement in video surveillance used by police forces, illustrating creeping monopoly power and its potential to be enabled by state-like duties.

Giuliana Furci on the Wonders of Mycology, Wisdom from Jane Goodall, And More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
An online retailer Giuliana used to purchase books on fungi.

Thomas Laffont | All-In Summit 2024
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a large company that benefits from regulatory constraints on M&A, as it reduces competitive urgency.

E88: First principle politics, China chaos & outlook, state of private/public markets & more
All-In Podcast
Tech giant that acquired One Medical for $3.9 billion, discussed for its strategy to expand into healthcare, telehealth, and further integrate its Prime subscription service.

E89: GDP growth negative in Q2, $SHOP layoffs, Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned for pausing construction on warehouses and its past difficulties in fulfilling order volume during COVID.

The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions — Dennis McKenna
Tim Ferriss
Online retailer where the 50th-anniversary volume of 'The Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs' can be purchased.

Stress Testing Our Democracy: A Conversation with Barton Gellman (Episode #384)
Sam Harris
A major e-commerce company whose potential antitrust actions by an authoritarian president were discussed in the war games.

Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174
Lex Fridman
Praised for remarkably improving delivery and food services during the pandemic.

Emily Weiss on the Insights That Grew Glossier - With Amy Buechler at the Female Founders Conference
Y Combinator
E-commerce platform mentioned in the context of consumers checking reviews for products like Vitamix.

IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell
Y Combinator
An e-commerce and cloud computing company, whose AWS service is a target for Filecoin to replace in terms of cloud storage.

Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as an employer and in the context of Jeff Bezos abdicating e-commerce, contrasting with Ryan Schiller's desired involvement in Librex's core mission.

E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned for shutting off Visa in the UK, a move seen as a test of their ability to challenge traditional payment rails.