An online notebook
Some bits and pieces I have been reading lately. The relentless Jeff Bezos – Stratechery What is clear, though, is that any attempt to understand the relentlessness of the company redirects to their founder, Jeff Bezos, who announced plans to step down as CEO after leading the company for twenty-seven years. He is arguably the … Keep reading
Bezos’ letters make splendid material for a Business School course on Strategy and Communication. A caveat applies, however. Most of the strategies and practices advocated by Amazon’s founder have broad applicability, but a central mystery remains: Bezos himself, his combination of early life experience, intellect, emotional abilities and communication skills. Being Bezos isn’t teachable. Original: … Keep reading
At some point I will post something other than links to this blog. But for now, this is it. Five more for you to enjoy this week: Standard Ebooks – There are lots of free and public domain ebooks about – try looking at Project Gutenberg for example. The problem is that they aren’t always … Keep reading
An occasional effort to link to interesting things I have seen. Not convinced about the format yet – let me know what you think. The digital democracy report was published this morning by the Speaker’s commission on the topic. If you like listening to podcast interviews, you’ll love interviewed.io. Small Pieces, Loosely Joined is an interesting report … Keep reading
As well as being the world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon is also one of the main providers of cloud based computing services. They offer a dizzying array of different services and platforms, enabling anyone with a credit card to get access to serious computing power. One of their newer offerings is WorkSpaces. These provide access to … Keep reading