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CEO @LambdaSchool (YC S17): A CS education that's free until you get a job. I have made remarks that I do not agree with.

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    1. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 12

      Silicon Valley expects you to start a company by finding a problem you have yourself, solving it, and it being a problem for others. But Amazon’s story was basically, “I did the math on this new thing’s growth, then systematically found the ideal product to play into it.”

      33 replies 210 retweets 1,127 likes
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    2. Vidyadhar Sharma‏ @justvidyadhar Aug 12
      Replying to @AustenAllred

      How madly are you studying Amazon? I'm seeing a pattern of insights you share from Amazon story.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 12
      Replying to @justvidyadhar

      I read everything I can get my hands on

      3 replies 2 retweets 38 likes
    4. Ali Tehrani‏ @Tehranix Aug 12
      Replying to @AustenAllred @justvidyadhar

      What are your favorite sources.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 12
      Replying to @Tehranix @justvidyadhar

      @zackkanter and @BenedictEvans have written some good stuff https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/14/why-amazon-is-eating-the-world/ … https://a16z.com/2014/09/05/why-amazon-has-no-profits-and-why-it-works/ … then “the everything store”

      2 replies 12 retweets 83 likes
    6. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 12
      Replying to @AustenAllred @Tehranix and

      Would love to hear if either of them had other recommendations. Oh also all the shareholder lettershttps://medium.com/@austenallred/every-amazon-shareholder-letter-as-downloadable-pdf-4eb2ae886018 …

      3 replies 4 retweets 44 likes
    7. Zack Kanter‏Verified account @zackkanter Aug 12
      Replying to @AustenAllred @Tehranix and

      There isn’t much that’s directly about Amazon. A good place to start is the shareholder letters and @AustenAllred’s links above. Past that, it’s more about abstract theory: - The Outsiders by Thorndike - Origin of Wealth by @EricBeinhocker - The Goal by Goldratt

      1 reply 3 retweets 36 likes
    8. Ali Tehrani‏ @Tehranix Aug 12
      Replying to @zackkanter @AustenAllred and

      Thanks Austen and Zack, will check those out. Going to start with the shareholder letters.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    9.  🤖 Sonya Mann  🎀‏Verified account @sonyaellenmann Aug 12
      Replying to @Tehranix @zackkanter and

      They're sooooo good. I recommend rereading the first one every year, it's mad inspiring. @stratechery's stuff on Amazon is also pretty good, and if you read it in chronological order you get to see Ben make a wrong call and correct it, which is neat

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 12
      Replying to @sonyaellenmann @Tehranix and

      The origin of wealth is also very, very good

      2:16 PM - 12 Aug 2018
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        1. Sean Linehan‏ @_slinehan Aug 12
          Replying to @AustenAllred @sonyaellenmann and

          A couple more in this general category of thought (which is effectively radical decentralization): - Antifragile by Nassim Taleb - Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal - Good Profit by Charles Koch - Buffets letters to shareholders ;)

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