In October, after eight and a half years at Amazon, I decided to leave. If you look at the update at the top of this post, you’ll see why. Doing Something Good I don’t know if there will ever be another company like Zappos. But I also don’t need to find it. I just want to work…
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Important Update: In December 2024, Amazon made drastic changes to the management of Zappos. Sadly, the Zappos culture I’ve written about here is gone. Most of the people that kept that Zappos spirit alive have left or were laid off. I also left Amazon. Zappos is just Amazon now, and all…
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This week I joined Zappos! Zappos is a subsidiary of Amazon, acquired in 2009. If you’re not aware of Zappos, it is a legend in the e-commerce space, known worldwide for its amazing customer service. No seriously, they’re that good. Around 2008, Zappos’ (at the time) unique…
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Important Update: In December 2024, I left Amazon. This article should still be accurate, but there are a lot of things happening at Amazon, so I won’t be able to know what has changed. Best of luck to you, my friend! 🫡 Want to join Amazon? It’s a super place to work. I work with…
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If you’ve been following my adventures, you’ll know I’ve been doing startups for years, and this last year has been no different. I’ve treated these last 11 months like a startup (studying full-time to build my skills to be more marketable), with the goal of getting acquired…
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