Name: Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
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Author: Jeff Bezos
ISBN: 9781647820718

portada Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson

Type

Physical Book

Introduction by

Walter Isaacson

Contributions by

Jeff Bezos

Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Author

Jeff Bezos

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.5 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781647820718

Edition No.

Synopsis "Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson"

In Jeff Bezos's own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin.In this collection of Jeff Bezos's writings—his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas—you'll gain an insider's view of the why and how of his success. Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.Written in a direct, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers readers a master class in business values, strategy, and execution: The importance of a Day 1 mindsetWhy it's all about the long termWhat it really means to be customer obsessedHow to start new businesses and create significant organic growth in an already successful companyWhy culture is an imperativeHow a willingness to fail is closely connected to innovationWhat the Covid-19 pandemic has taught usEach insight offers new ways of thinking through today's challenges—and more importantly, tomorrow's—and the never-ending urgency of striving ahead, never resting on one's laurels. Everyone from CEOs of the Fortune 100 to entrepreneurs just setting up shop to the millions who use Amazon's products and services in their homes or businesses will come to understand the principles that have driven the success of one of the most important innovators of our time.Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos is co-published by PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, and Harvard Business Review Press.

Walter Isaacson

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Walter Isaacson imparte clases de Historia en la Universidad de Tulane. Ha sido director del Instituto Aspen y de la CNN, así como de la revista Time.

Es autor de Einstein (Debate, 2014), Steve Jobs (Debate, 2011), Los innovadores (Debate, 2014), Leonardo da Vinci (Debate, 2018), Benjamin Franklin. An American Life (2003) y Kissinger. A Biography (1992), y coautor, con Evan Thomas, de The Wise Men. Six Friends and the World They Made (1986).

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Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos es el fundador y CEO de Amazon. También es fundador de Blue Origin, una compañía aeroespacial que investiga para reducir el coste e incrementar la seguridad de los vuelos espaciales. Es el propietario de The Washington Post y en 2018 fundó Bezos Day One Fund, dedicada a la financiación de proyectos sin ánimo de lucro para familias sin hogar y la creación de una red de guarderías para comunidades necesitadas. Bezos se graduó summa cum laude en Ingeniería electrónica e Informática en la Universidad de Princeton en 1986. En 1999 fue nombrado Persona del Año por la revista Time.

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