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- 0:00We
- 0:00begin
- 0:00today
- 0:00with
- 0:01the
- 0:01one
- 0:01thing
- 0:01that
- 0:02no
- 0:02doubt
- 0:02many
- 0:03of
- 0:03you
- 0:04read
- 0:04this
- 0:04week,
- 0:04and
- 0:05that
- 0:05is
- 0:05Amazon
- 0:06CEO
- 0:06Andy
- 0:07Jassy's
- 0:07annual
- 0:08letter
- 0:08to
- 0:08shareholders.
- 0:09Amazon
- 0:10CEO
- 0:10Andy
- 0:11Jassy
- 0:11published
- 0:12his
- 0:12annual
- 0:12letter
- 0:12to
- 0:13shareholders
- 0:13and
- 0:14in
- 0:14it
- 0:14he
- 0:14laid
- 0:14out
- 0:15Amazon's
- 0:15sweeping
- 0:16vision
- 0:16for
- 0:16robotics,
- 0:17road
- 0:17delivery,
- 0:18satellite
- 0:19broadband,
- 0:19drone
- 0:20delivery
- 0:20and
- 0:21ultra
- 0:21fast
- 0:21fulfillment.
- 0:22Just,
- 0:22just,
- 0:23just
- 0:23those
- 0:23things.
- 0:24And
- 0:24the
- 0:24one
- 0:25through
- 0:25line
- 0:25of
- 0:26the
- 0:26letter
- 0:26is
- 0:26Jassy's
- 0:27belief
- 0:27that
- 0:27pro
- 0:28progress
- 0:28rarely
- 0:29follows
- 0:29a
- 0:30straight
- 0:30line,
- 0:30arguing
- 0:31that
- 0:31durable
- 0:32companies
- 0:32must
- 0:32be
- 0:32adept
- 0:33at
- 0:33navigating
- 0:34inflection
- 0:34points,
- 0:35not
- 0:35just
- 0:36executing
- 0:36a
- 0:36single
- 0:37playbook.
- 0:38Jen,
- 0:38what
- 0:39stood
- 0:39out
- 0:39to
- 0:39you
- 0:40most
- 0:40about
- 0:40Andy
- 0:41Jassy's
- 0:412026
- 0:42letter
- 0:42to
- 0:43shareholders?
- 0:44Well,
- 0:45as
- 0:45an
- 0:45AI
- 0:45led
- 0:46growth
- 0:46strategist,
- 0:47what
- 0:47stood
- 0:47out
- 0:47to
- 0:48me
- 0:48is
- 0:48that
- 0:48AI
- 0:48is
- 0:49at
- 0:49the
- 0:49center,
- 0:49infrastructure
- 0:50is
- 0:50the
- 0:50strategy
- 0:51and
- 0:51everything
- 0:52from
- 0:52cost
- 0:52savings
- 0:53to
- 0:53logistics
- 0:54improvements.
- 0:55It's
- 0:55really
- 0:55about
- 0:55fueling
- 0:56reinvestment
- 0:57into
- 0:57that
- 0:57long
- 0:58term
- 0:58machine.
- 0:59And
- 0:59I
- 0:59thought
- 0:59it
- 0:59was
- 0:59really
- 0:59fascinating
- 1:00that
- 1:00they've
- 1:00shift
- 1:01from
- 1:01storytelling
- 1:02about
- 1:02the
- 1:02consumer
- 1:03to
- 1:03storytelling
- 1:04about
- 1:04the
- 1:04machine.
- 1:05You
- 1:05know,
- 1:05AI
- 1:06is
- 1:06the
- 1:06center
- 1:06of
- 1:07gravity.
- 1:07It's
- 1:07not
- 1:08as
- 1:08much
- 1:08of
- 1:08a
- 1:08side
- 1:08bet.
- 1:09It's
- 1:09embedded
- 1:10across
- 1:10AWS
- 1:11retail
- 1:11advertising.
- 1:13And
- 1:13the
- 1:13clear
- 1:13message
- 1:14was
- 1:14we're
- 1:14not
- 1:14chasing
- 1:15AI,
- 1:15we're
- 1:15enabling
- 1:16it
- 1:16for
- 1:16everyone
- 1:17else.
- 1:17He's
- 1:17very
- 1:18explicit
- 1:19that
- 1:19AI
- 1:19isn't
- 1:20a
- 1:20feature.
- 1:20It's
- 1:20going
- 1:21to
- 1:21reinvent
- 1:21every
- 1:22customer
- 1:22experience
- 1:22and
- 1:23Amazon
- 1:23wants
- 1:23to
- 1:23power
- 1:24that
- 1:24across
- 1:24the
- 1:24entire
- 1:25stack.
- 1:26Yeah,
- 1:26I
- 1:26agree.
- 1:26Like
- 1:26that
- 1:27was,
- 1:27that
- 1:27was
- 1:27the
- 1:27key
- 1:27thing
- 1:28I
- 1:28took
- 1:28from
- 1:28it
- 1:28too.
- 1:28Like
- 1:29this
- 1:29was
- 1:29all
- 1:29about
- 1:30we're
- 1:30the
- 1:30infrastructure
- 1:31company
- 1:31now,
- 1:32you
- 1:32know,
- 1:32we're
- 1:32not,
- 1:33we're
- 1:33not
- 1:33your,
- 1:33you're
- 1:34not,
- 1:34we're
- 1:34not
- 1:34your
- 1:34grandmother's
- 1:35retailer
- 1:35anymore,
- 1:36for
- 1:36lack
- 1:37of
- 1:37a
- 1:37better
- 1:37way
- 1:37to
- 1:37put
- 1:37it.
- 1:38Did
- 1:38you
- 1:38like
- 1:38the
- 1:39straight
- 1:39line
- 1:39analogy,
- 1:40Jen?
- 1:40Did
- 1:40you
- 1:40feel
- 1:41like
- 1:41that
- 1:41worked
- 1:41for
- 1:41him?
- 1:42I
- 1:43did.
- 1:43Although
- 1:43I
- 1:43feel
- 1:43like
- 1:43Amazon's
- 1:44become
- 1:44a
- 1:44little
- 1:44bit
- 1:44more
- 1:45of
- 1:45a
- 1:45spider
- 1:45web
- 1:46catching
- 1:46us
- 1:46all
- 1:46than
- 1:47oh
- 1:48wow,.
- 1:50You,
- 1:51Gwen
- 1:51Stefani,
- 1:52right?
- 1:52She's
- 1:52the
- 1:52one,
- 1:52the
- 1:52spiderwebs.
- 1:53Yeah,
- 1:54I
- 1:54actually
- 1:54liked
- 1:54it.
- 1:55I
- 1:55thought
- 1:55it
- 1:55was
- 1:55a
- 1:55good
- 1:55move
- 1:55from
- 1:56him
- 1:56too
- 1:56in
- 1:56the
- 1:56sense
- 1:57of
- 1:57it
- 1:57kind
- 1:58of
- 1:58gave
- 1:58him
- 1:58a
- 1:58personality.
- 1:59It
- 1:59gave
- 1:59him
- 1:59a
- 1:59calling
- 2:00card
- 2:00which
- 2:00people
- 2:01will
- 2:01attribute
- 2:02to
- 2:02him
- 2:02too.
- 2:02Like,
- 2:03you
- 2:03know,
- 2:03they'll
- 2:03start
- 2:04using
- 2:04that
- 2:04quote.
- 2:04They'll
- 2:05start,
- 2:05you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05trying
- 2:05to
- 2:06be
- 2:06like,
- 2:06more
- 2:06like
- 2:06Amazon
- 2:07and
- 2:07explaining
- 2:08it
- 2:08as
- 2:08a
- 2:08rationale
- 2:09for
- 2:09innovation.
- 2:10But
- 2:10yeah,
- 2:11I
- 2:11was,
- 2:11but
- 2:11I
- 2:11was
- 2:11taken
- 2:12aback
- 2:12by
- 2:12just
- 2:12how
- 2:13much
- 2:13they
- 2:13didn't
- 2:14discuss
- 2:15retail.
- 2:16It
- 2:16sounds
- 2:16like
- 2:16you
- 2:16were
- 2:16too.
- 2:17Absolutely.
- 2:18I
- 2:18also
- 2:18thought
- 2:19it
- 2:19was
- 2:19interesting.
- 2:19It
- 2:20reminded
- 2:20me
- 2:20of
- 2:20like
- 2:20the
- 2:211998
- 2:21letter
- 2:22from
- 2:22Bezos.
- 2:23So
- 2:24that
- 2:24reflecting
- 2:24that
- 2:25day
- 2:25one
- 2:26mindset,
- 2:27talking
- 2:27about
- 2:27like
- 2:27relentless
- 2:28reinvestment,
- 2:29signaling
- 2:30this
- 2:30notion
- 2:30of
- 2:31like
- 2:31long
- 2:31term
- 2:31dominance
- 2:32over
- 2:32short
- 2:33term
- 2:33margin.
- 2:34And
- 2:34it
- 2:34was
- 2:34reinforcing,
- 2:35you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35Amazon
- 2:36wins
- 2:36by
- 2:36out
- 2:36investing
- 2:37competitors
- 2:38consistently.
- 2:38And
- 2:38it's
- 2:39really
- 2:39consistent
- 2:39with
- 2:39Amazon's
- 2:40DNA.
- 2:40He's
- 2:41basically
- 2:41saying
- 2:41we're
- 2:42going
- 2:42to
- 2:42keep
- 2:42investing
- 2:42aggressively
- 2:43even
- 2:43if
- 2:43it
- 2:43pressures
- 2:44margin
- 2:44in
- 2:44the
- 2:44near
- 2:45term.
- 2:45Yeah,
- 2:46yeah.
- 2:47The
- 2:47one
- 2:47retail
- 2:47thing
- 2:47I
- 2:48did
- 2:48pick
- 2:48up
- 2:48in
- 2:48there
- 2:48too
- 2:48was
- 2:49like
- 2:49they're
- 2:49going
- 2:49after
- 2:49the
- 2:49underserved
- 2:50communities,
- 2:50they're
- 2:51trying
- 2:51to
- 2:52get
- 2:52to
- 2:52grocery
- 2:53through
- 2:53the
- 2:53additional
- 2:54items,
- 2:55you
- 2:55know,
- 2:55in
- 2:55the
- 2:55basket
- 2:56of
- 2:56the
- 2:56trip.
- 2:56And
- 2:56that
- 2:56does
- 2:57seem
- 2:57to
- 2:57be
- 2:57working
- 2:57on
- 2:58the
- 2:58margins
- 2:58for
- 2:59them
- 2:59against
- 2:59how
- 2:59their
- 3:00current
- 3:00business
- 3:00model
- 3:00also
- 3:01works.
- 3:01John,
- 3:02what
- 3:02do
- 3:02you
- 3:02think?
- 3:02Did
- 3:02you
- 3:03have
- 3:03any
- 3:03other
- 3:03takeaways
- 3:04from
- 3:04the
- 3:04letter?
- 3:05You
- 3:06know,
- 3:06I
- 3:06thought
- 3:06it
- 3:07was
- 3:07great.
- 3:07I
- 3:07really
- 3:07liked
- 3:08it.
- 3:08And
- 3:08actually
- 3:09I
- 3:09think
- 3:09what
- 3:09I,
- 3:10what
- 3:10I
- 3:11was
- 3:11attracted
- 3:11to
- 3:11or
- 3:12what
- 3:12kind
- 3:12of
- 3:12zeroed
- 3:12in
- 3:12on
- 3:13was
- 3:13the
- 3:13bit
- 3:13of
- 3:14the
- 3:14storytelling
- 3:15and
- 3:15the
- 3:15like
- 3:16the
- 3:16intangibles
- 3:16part
- 3:17of
- 3:17it.
- 3:17You
- 3:17know,
- 3:17the,
- 3:17I
- 3:18thought
- 3:18the
- 3:18analogy
- 3:18on
- 3:18the
- 3:19straight
- 3:19line,
- 3:21the,
- 3:21you
- 3:21know,
- 3:21the
- 3:21path
- 3:22not
- 3:22being
- 3:22straight
- 3:22line
- 3:23was,
- 3:23was
- 3:23really
- 3:24right
- 3:24on,
- 3:24you
- 3:24know,
- 3:24and
- 3:24I
- 3:24think
- 3:24we're
- 3:25seeing
- 3:25it
- 3:25across
- 3:26not
- 3:26just
- 3:26consumer
- 3:27facing,
- 3:27you
- 3:27know,
- 3:27businesses,
- 3:28but
- 3:28businesses
- 3:28across
- 3:29the
- 3:29board
- 3:29in
- 3:29terms
- 3:29of
- 3:30disruption.
- 3:30And
- 3:31you
- 3:31know,
- 3:31they
- 3:31talked
- 3:31about
- 3:31in
- 3:31terms
- 3:32of
- 3:32inflection
- 3:32points,
- 3:32but
- 3:33you
- 3:33know,
- 3:34it's
- 3:34happening
- 3:35across
- 3:35the
- 3:35board.
- 3:35We
- 3:35see
- 3:36it
- 3:36in
- 3:36the
- 3:36restaurant
- 3:36food
- 3:37space,
- 3:37but
- 3:37there
- 3:38are
- 3:38these
- 3:38disruptions
- 3:39and
- 3:40you
- 3:40know,
- 3:40companies
- 3:41that
- 3:41aren't
- 3:41agile
- 3:42and
- 3:42aren't
- 3:42adapting,
- 3:43you
- 3:44know,
- 3:44are
- 3:44the
- 3:44ones
- 3:44that
- 3:44are
- 3:45unfortunately
- 3:46going
- 3:46to
- 3:46lose
- 3:46in
- 3:46that
- 3:47situation.
- 3:47So
- 3:48to
- 3:48me
- 3:48it's
- 3:48that,
- 3:48you
- 3:49know,
- 3:49he
- 3:49talked
- 3:50about,
- 3:50you
- 3:50know,
- 3:51initiative,
- 3:51creativity,
- 3:52willpower,
- 3:52having
- 3:53to
- 3:53kind
- 3:53of
- 3:53drive
- 3:54that
- 3:54decision
- 3:54making
- 3:55and
- 3:55drive
- 3:55kind
- 3:56of
- 3:56how
- 3:56they
- 3:56think
- 3:56about
- 3:56their
- 3:56business.
- 3:57So
- 3:57I
- 3:58thought
- 3:58what
- 3:58stood
- 3:58out
- 3:58to
- 3:58me
- 3:58was
- 3:59the
- 3:59intangibles,
- 3:59you
- 3:59know,
- 4:00and
- 4:00how,
- 4:00you
- 4:00know,
- 4:00apart
- 4:01from
- 4:01all
- 4:01the
- 4:01different
- 4:01business
- 4:02units
- 4:02that
- 4:02they
- 4:03run
- 4:03and
- 4:03that
- 4:03they're
- 4:03exploring
- 4:04and
- 4:04that
- 4:04they're,
- 4:04you
- 4:04know,
- 4:05investing
- 4:05in,
- 4:05you
- 4:06know,
- 4:06just
- 4:06how
- 4:06they
- 4:06think
- 4:07about,
- 4:07you
- 4:07know,
- 4:08from
- 4:08an
- 4:08intangible
- 4:09side
- 4:09of
- 4:10the
- 4:10equation,
- 4:11their
- 4:11business.
- 4:13Yeah.
- 4:13So
- 4:13John,
- 4:13I'm
- 4:13curious
- 4:14when
- 4:14I,
- 4:14when
- 4:14I
- 4:14read
- 4:14between
- 4:14the
- 4:14lines
- 4:15of
- 4:15what
- 4:15you
- 4:15said
- 4:15too,
- 4:15like
- 4:15I'm
- 4:16also
- 4:16picking
- 4:16up
- 4:16that
- 4:16you
- 4:16kind
- 4:17of
- 4:17got
- 4:17the
- 4:17sense
- 4:17that
- 4:17he's
- 4:17just
- 4:18like
- 4:18a
- 4:19pragmatic,
- 4:19normal
- 4:20guy
- 4:20too.
- 4:20That
- 4:21is
- 4:21just
- 4:21writing
- 4:21a
- 4:21letter
- 4:22and
- 4:22that's
- 4:22how
- 4:22it
- 4:22came
- 4:23across.
- 4:23You
- 4:23do,
- 4:24Is
- 4:24that,
- 4:24Am
- 4:24I
- 4:24reading
- 4:25you
- 4:25right?
- 4:26Yeah,
- 4:26absolutely.
- 4:27And
- 4:27I
- 4:27think
- 4:27it's
- 4:27a
- 4:27quality
- 4:28of
- 4:28like
- 4:28leadership
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:29and,
- 4:29you
- 4:30know,
- 4:30I
- 4:30don't
- 4:30follow
- 4:30him
- 4:31that
- 4:31closely
- 4:32to,
- 4:32you
- 4:32know,
- 4:32to
- 4:33really
- 4:33opine
- 4:33on
- 4:33this,
- 4:33but
- 4:34my
- 4:34take
- 4:34on
- 4:34reading
- 4:35that
- 4:35letter
- 4:35was
- 4:36it
- 4:36was
- 4:36a
- 4:36strong
- 4:37leader.
- 4:37You
- 4:37know,
- 4:37strong
- 4:38leaders,
- 4:38you
- 4:39write
- 4:39letters
- 4:39like
- 4:39that,
- 4:40they
- 4:40make
- 4:40it
- 4:40personal.
- 4:41They,
- 4:41you
- 4:42know,
- 4:42they
- 4:42exude
- 4:43empathy
- 4:43kind
- 4:43of
- 4:44in
- 4:44how
- 4:44they
- 4:44talk
- 4:44about
- 4:45themselves
- 4:45and
- 4:45the
- 4:45business.
- 4:46So.
- 4:46Yeah,
- 4:47absolutely.
- 4:48Yeah,
- 4:49that's
- 4:49a
- 4:49great
- 4:49point,
- 4:49too,
- 4:50because
- 4:50one
- 4:50of
- 4:50the
- 4:50things
- 4:50I
- 4:50like
- 4:50when
- 4:51I
- 4:51read
- 4:51these
- 4:51things,
- 4:51too
- 4:52is
- 4:52like,
- 4:52do
- 4:52I
- 4:53know
- 4:53where
- 4:53the
- 4:53growth
- 4:54is
- 4:54going
- 4:54to
- 4:54come
- 4:54from?
- 4:55And
- 4:55he
- 4:55articulated
- 4:56it
- 4:56very
- 4:56well.
- 4:56He
- 4:57used
- 4:57an
- 4:57analogy
- 4:57with
- 4:57an.
- 4:58I
- 4:58think
- 4:58it
- 4:58was
- 4:58an
- 4:58Australian
- 4:59or
- 4:59New
- 4:59Zealand
- 5:00band,
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:00that's
- 5:00going
- 5:01to
- 5:01stick
- 5:01with
- 5:01us
- 5:01forever.
- 5:02And
- 5:02we
- 5:02know,
- 5:03I
- 5:03read
- 5:03them
- 5:03at
- 5:03the
- 5:03outset.
- 5:04We
- 5:04know
- 5:04the
- 5:05four
- 5:05to
- 5:05five
- 5:05areas
- 5:06in
- 5:06which
- 5:06they're
- 5:06really
- 5:07focused
- 5:07on,
- 5:07and
- 5:08those
- 5:08are
- 5:08real
- 5:08tangible
- 5:09growth
- 5:09areas,
- 5:10too.
- 5:10They're
- 5:10not
- 5:10like
- 5:10just
- 5:11some
- 5:11amorphous
- 5:12concept
- 5:12of
- 5:12like,
- 5:12you
- 5:12know,
- 5:13we're
- 5:13going
- 5:13to.
- 5:13We're
- 5:14going
- 5:14to
- 5:14win
- 5:15with,
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:16selling
- 5:16more
- 5:16basic
- 5:17product
- 5:17or
- 5:17something,
- 5:17which
- 5:18you
- 5:18hear
- 5:18about
- 5:18all
- 5:18the
- 5:18time
- 5:18in
- 5:19retail
- 5:19earnings
- 5:20reports.
- 5:20So,
- 5:20yeah,
- 5:20I
- 5:20think
- 5:21kudos
- 5:21to
- 5:21him
- 5:21for
- 5:21that.