Panos Panay
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And so once you get that focus and that clear ownership, leadership, you quickly see speed change. That was the biggest, I think, shift Also made some shifts as a team where a lot of the core horizontal functions, if you think about the lowest level of the OS or the stack as a horizontal or hardware or supply chain, were kind of intermixed with the product verticals.
And so once you get that focus and that clear ownership, leadership, you quickly see speed change. That was the biggest, I think, shift Also made some shifts as a team where a lot of the core horizontal functions, if you think about the lowest level of the OS or the stack as a horizontal or hardware or supply chain, were kind of intermixed with the product verticals.
So I've shifted that around too just to get more product focus. One of the number one tenets is we're going to make great products. Let's just start there.
So I've shifted that around too just to get more product focus. One of the number one tenets is we're going to make great products. Let's just start there.
So I've shifted that around too just to get more product focus. One of the number one tenets is we're going to make great products. Let's just start there.
I don't know exactly what was said, but at the end of the day, I immediately started pushing the team to have amazing pride in their products.
I don't know exactly what was said, but at the end of the day, I immediately started pushing the team to have amazing pride in their products.
I don't know exactly what was said, but at the end of the day, I immediately started pushing the team to have amazing pride in their products.
Like we have to because that pride shows up for our customers. And, yeah, we want to push for it. That is a little bit of a, you know, it's just let's be super clear. These products have to be great. We're not making tradeoffs if they're not.
Like we have to because that pride shows up for our customers. And, yeah, we want to push for it. That is a little bit of a, you know, it's just let's be super clear. These products have to be great. We're not making tradeoffs if they're not.
Like we have to because that pride shows up for our customers. And, yeah, we want to push for it. That is a little bit of a, you know, it's just let's be super clear. These products have to be great. We're not making tradeoffs if they're not.
I think you've got to focus the roadmap. I think there's no doubt. What you need is products that people want in their home, but also need. So I don't think that history is broken. Obviously, the more endpoints, the better. But they got to be the right ones and they got to be the ones that people want to use.
I think you've got to focus the roadmap. I think there's no doubt. What you need is products that people want in their home, but also need. So I don't think that history is broken. Obviously, the more endpoints, the better. But they got to be the right ones and they got to be the ones that people want to use.
I think you've got to focus the roadmap. I think there's no doubt. What you need is products that people want in their home, but also need. So I don't think that history is broken. Obviously, the more endpoints, the better. But they got to be the right ones and they got to be the ones that people want to use.
Here's what I will say. The go forward is focus on making great products and the right ones. I don't think you're going to see thousands of products a year coming out. That's not the goal at all.
Here's what I will say. The go forward is focus on making great products and the right ones. I don't think you're going to see thousands of products a year coming out. That's not the goal at all.
Here's what I will say. The go forward is focus on making great products and the right ones. I don't think you're going to see thousands of products a year coming out. That's not the goal at all.
What I want is, you know, some attention to detail, making sure the right products for the customers are there, the things that fit into your home, the things that fit on your eyes, things that fit in your ears, so you can take Alexa with you. And just narrow the experiences that are great that way. And I have to tell you, the focal point, yeah, it is a screen on an Echo device in the home.
What I want is, you know, some attention to detail, making sure the right products for the customers are there, the things that fit into your home, the things that fit on your eyes, things that fit in your ears, so you can take Alexa with you. And just narrow the experiences that are great that way. And I have to tell you, the focal point, yeah, it is a screen on an Echo device in the home.
What I want is, you know, some attention to detail, making sure the right products for the customers are there, the things that fit into your home, the things that fit on your eyes, things that fit in your ears, so you can take Alexa with you. And just narrow the experiences that are great that way. And I have to tell you, the focal point, yeah, it is a screen on an Echo device in the home.