Matt Amdur

intel yeah that's kind of it you know and to think like that is a very very long time and like maybe you maybe that's something that you should maybe you should look inward on this one that's an extremely long time and like do you want and so okay so you know

intel yeah that's kind of it you know and to think like that is a very very long time and like maybe you maybe that's something that you should maybe you should look inward on this one that's an extremely long time and like do you want and so okay so you know

bar napkin also like the agreement on the bar napkin isn't that weird why do you think that's true first of all did you really write that down like show me the bar napkin you wrote down an agreement on a bar napkin right have you ever written an agreement on a bar napkin like that seems that's a very transactional relationship to have with your spouse it's weird that's right is the bartender also a notary like what what is this

bar napkin also like the agreement on the bar napkin isn't that weird why do you think that's true first of all did you really write that down like show me the bar napkin you wrote down an agreement on a bar napkin right have you ever written an agreement on a bar napkin like that seems that's a very transactional relationship to have with your spouse it's weird that's right is the bartender also a notary like what what is this

It's like, hey, pal, I need you to witness this. Jesus, are you guys getting divorced? What's going on? No, no, no. It's a prenup? We don't do prenups on napkins anymore after the litigation. Oh, okay. All right. This is an agreement about you. A job? What is going on? I mean, are there clauses spelled out? Anyway, I've got a lot.

It's like, hey, pal, I need you to witness this. Jesus, are you guys getting divorced? What's going on? No, no, no. It's a prenup? We don't do prenups on napkins anymore after the litigation. Oh, okay. All right. This is an agreement about you. A job? What is going on? I mean, are there clauses spelled out? Anyway, I've got a lot.

And, you know, I guess there's something wrong. He points out that he started as a level five, which I get it. It's like super meaningful for if you're at Amazon. To me, it sounds like you're talking about, I don't know, like a video game or something. It sounds like you're talking about...

And, you know, I guess there's something wrong. He points out that he started as a level five, which I get it. It's like super meaningful for if you're at Amazon. To me, it sounds like you're talking about, I don't know, like a video game or something. It sounds like you're talking about...

are your brothers or something i don't know anyway started out as a level five right yeah exactly i started out as a mage um as um and uh okay fine so um our culture is unique and it's been one of the most critical parts of our success in the first 29 years okay jesus i get to it there's obviously a big announcement but keeping your culture strong is not a birthright you have to work at it all the time when you consider the breadth of your business their associated growth rates the

are your brothers or something i don't know anyway started out as a level five right yeah exactly i started out as a mage um as um and uh okay fine so um our culture is unique and it's been one of the most critical parts of our success in the first 29 years okay jesus i get to it there's obviously a big announcement but keeping your culture strong is not a birthright you have to work at it all the time when you consider the breadth of your business their associated growth rates the

innovation required across each of them and the number of people we've hired in the last six to eight years to pursue these endeavors it's pretty unusual and will stretch even the strongest of cultures this is where you know this is not written by gpt because gpt would write up would not give you any of this blather this is just kind of like all right this is where are we going

innovation required across each of them and the number of people we've hired in the last six to eight years to pursue these endeavors it's pretty unusual and will stretch even the strongest of cultures this is where you know this is not written by gpt because gpt would write up would not give you any of this blather this is just kind of like all right this is where are we going

Strengthening our culture remains a top priority for the S-team. Do you know what the S-team is? That's clearly like, I don't know, supervisor team, studly team. I don't know what the S-team is. Do you know what the S-team is? I don't know. I think about it all the time. I think about strengthening culture all the time. We want to operate like the world's largest startup.

Strengthening our culture remains a top priority for the S-team. Do you know what the S-team is? That's clearly like, I don't know, supervisor team, studly team. I don't know what the S-team is. Do you know what the S-team is? I don't know. I think about it all the time. I think about strengthening culture all the time. We want to operate like the world's largest startup.

That means having a passion for constantly inventing for customers, which they do. I mean, I think customer focus is great at Amazon. Strong urgency for big opportunities. It's a race. High ownership. Fast decision-making. Scrappiness and frugality. Deeply connected collaboration.

That means having a passion for constantly inventing for customers, which they do. I mean, I think customer focus is great at Amazon. Strong urgency for big opportunities. It's a race. High ownership. Fast decision-making. Scrappiness and frugality. Deeply connected collaboration.

You need to be joined at the hip with your teammates when inventing and solving hard problems and a shared commitment to each other. And you're like, okay, where is this going? Two areas that I've been thinking about in the last several months are, one, do we have the right organizational structure to drive the level of ownership and speed we desire? You're like, okay, it's a reorg male. And two,

You need to be joined at the hip with your teammates when inventing and solving hard problems and a shared commitment to each other. And you're like, okay, where is this going? Two areas that I've been thinking about in the last several months are, one, do we have the right organizational structure to drive the level of ownership and speed we desire? You're like, okay, it's a reorg male. And two,

Are we set up to invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other in our culture to deliver the absolute best for customers in the business that we can? We think we can do better on both. Okay. On the first topic, you're like, okay, the reorg. This is the reorg. We've always thought to hire very smart, high judgment, inventive, delivery focused, and missionary teammates.

Are we set up to invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other in our culture to deliver the absolute best for customers in the business that we can? We think we can do better on both. Okay. On the first topic, you're like, okay, the reorg. This is the reorg. We've always thought to hire very smart, high judgment, inventive, delivery focused, and missionary teammates.