Working Backwards ( insights, stories and secrets from inside Amazon ) by: Colin bryar and bill carr.
https://www.amazon.com/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets/dp/1250267595
It provided very good insights how amazon works
(1) Bar Raiser for hiring process: it put one experienced interviewer in the hiring, and bar raiser can coach / teach the interview process to avoid hiring low quality people.
(2) Ban PPT, use the 6-pages to narratives the proposals. Meeting: give 15 minutes to read that, then discuss.
(3) working backwards: PR ( public release) /FAQ process, from end customer point of view to look the product offering, and questions.
could take a long time
(4) separable and single-threaded Leadership : head will responsible for one thing/product(?), has all the autonomy.
(5) Manage/focus Controllable input metrics ( not the outputs metrics): for book: prices, selections, and user experience? ( shipping)
(6) Leadership principles: apply for every process?
Kindle: book online + device , will provider better experience. The device: long time reading under the Sun
Prime: membership fee for fast shipping? also + prime video ( free)
AWS: start from production API, –> provider developer to build something. Thus developer become their customers.
use the cost-following strategy ( charged with: basic cost + percent like house builder)
Jeff played a key role for all of those. That means the CEO is quite essential for a company’s success.
