Nilay Patel
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But it's complicated, right? It is super complicated.
But it's complicated, right? It is super complicated.
Well, right, the outcome is simple. This is a thing I want. Which is what I want for customers at the end of the day. But I'm looking at, okay, to make that actually happen, my photos need to be in Amazon's photo service. Correct. I need to be in Amazon's music service.
Well, right, the outcome is simple. This is a thing I want. Which is what I want for customers at the end of the day. But I'm looking at, okay, to make that actually happen, my photos need to be in Amazon's photo service. Correct. I need to be in Amazon's music service.
Well, right, the outcome is simple. This is a thing I want. Which is what I want for customers at the end of the day. But I'm looking at, okay, to make that actually happen, my photos need to be in Amazon's photo service. Correct. I need to be in Amazon's music service.
Yeah. those divisions inside of Amazon all need to talk to each other in a common framework that Alexa can address.
Yeah. those divisions inside of Amazon all need to talk to each other in a common framework that Alexa can address.
Yeah. those divisions inside of Amazon all need to talk to each other in a common framework that Alexa can address.
But like, you know, I look at Amazon, I look at Amazon structure. Again, a lot of decoder is like, You can describe Amazon. Can you describe other companies the same way? Amazon specifically has a language that how it describes how it's organized. So famously, it's single-threaded owners, right? Like single-threaded leaders.
But like, you know, I look at Amazon, I look at Amazon structure. Again, a lot of decoder is like, You can describe Amazon. Can you describe other companies the same way? Amazon specifically has a language that how it describes how it's organized. So famously, it's single-threaded owners, right? Like single-threaded leaders.
But like, you know, I look at Amazon, I look at Amazon structure. Again, a lot of decoder is like, You can describe Amazon. Can you describe other companies the same way? Amazon specifically has a language that how it describes how it's organized. So famously, it's single-threaded owners, right? Like single-threaded leaders.
How did you, when you came in, obviously from a different management culture at Microsoft, say, okay, I need everybody to participate?
How did you, when you came in, obviously from a different management culture at Microsoft, say, okay, I need everybody to participate?
How did you, when you came in, obviously from a different management culture at Microsoft, say, okay, I need everybody to participate?
Because that seems like the thing in particular that Amazon has not been great at. And to make Alexa work the way you want it to, Amazon has to be great at it.
Because that seems like the thing in particular that Amazon has not been great at. And to make Alexa work the way you want it to, Amazon has to be great at it.
Because that seems like the thing in particular that Amazon has not been great at. And to make Alexa work the way you want it to, Amazon has to be great at it.
Actually, can I ask about even that? Is that instinctual? Is that you got them to do it? Is it Andy Jassy sent an email?
Actually, can I ask about even that? Is that instinctual? Is that you got them to do it? Is it Andy Jassy sent an email?
Actually, can I ask about even that? Is that instinctual? Is that you got them to do it? Is it Andy Jassy sent an email?