Day One (Bezos’s long-term philosophy)
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Day One is Jeff Bezos’s guiding long-term philosophy that emphasizes maintaining a startup-like mindset of customer obsession, innovation, and urgency regardless of a company’s size or age.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
business philosophy
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leadership principle ⓘ management philosophy ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Amazon’s approach to new markets
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decision-making at Amazon ⓘ product development at Amazon ⓘ |
| articulatedIn | Jeff Bezos’s annual letters to Amazon shareholders ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | short-termism in business ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
avoidance of complacency
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bias for action ⓘ continuous innovation ⓘ customer obsession ⓘ experimentation ⓘ focus on customers over competitors ⓘ high standards ⓘ long-term thinking ⓘ maintaining a startup-like mindset ⓘ ownership mentality ⓘ sense of urgency ⓘ willingness to fail ⓘ |
| creator | Jeff Bezos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | a way to keep a company forever at the beginning of its potential ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
building for the long term even at the expense of short-term profits
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data-informed but bold decisions ⓘ maintaining entrepreneurial energy at scale ⓘ making decisions with a long time horizon ⓘ rapid decision-making ⓘ resisting bureaucracy ⓘ staying close to customers ⓘ |
| goal |
maximize customer value over the long term
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prevent corporate stagnation ⓘ sustain long-term growth ⓘ |
| influences |
Amazon’s approach to new businesses
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Amazon’s corporate culture ⓘ Amazon’s investment decisions ⓘ Amazon’s leadership principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoAtAmazon | “It’s still Day 1” ⓘ |
| notableDocument | 2016 Amazon shareholder letter ⓘ |
| opposesConcept | Day Two (stasis and decline) ⓘ |
| phraseUsedBy | Jeff Bezos in public talks and interviews ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bias for action (Amazon leadership principle)
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customer obsession (Amazon leadership principle) NERFINISHED ⓘ invent and simplify (Amazon leadership principle) NERFINISHED ⓘ think big (Amazon leadership principle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
the name of Amazon’s later “Day 1” tower in Seattle
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the name of Amazon’s original headquarters building “Day 1” ⓘ |
| timePerspective | long-term orientation ⓘ |
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