Customer Obsession and Anecdotes — Unexpected Benefits of Diving Deep
Large businesses focus on metrics to handle millions of customers, yet investigating single customer anecdotes has hidden value.
Interviewing at Amazon — Leadership Principles
An all encompassing summary about how to pass the Amazon leadership behavioral set of interviews, and get a job at Amazon.
The Impacts of Amazon's Decentralization - A Two Sided Coin
Decentralization has a list of positives and negatives. This is a summary of those positives and negatives, and how they can be leveraged for success.
A First Principles Anecdote - How I Avoided Burnout at Amazon
Burnout is a real risk at a fast paced company. This is about a time I saved myself from burnout by using first principles.
4 Patterns in Software Development Projects Which Lead to Failure
With experience, you can recognize the less obvious patterns which lead to costly disasters.
Why Outcomes Don't Matter; Building Mechanisms as a Leader
The Journey Not the Destination. Focus on what you can control, and move past the narrow focus on outcomes.
Achieve More by Doing One Thing a Day
Achieving one important thing a day is more than most people accomplish.