Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos from My First Million

Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos

1 hour 15 minutes Posted Oct 28, 2026 at 11:01 am.

) Intro

) Criticism without praise

) The every-great-man flaw

) Attack mode

) “Sometimes all you need is a B”

) Question mark emails

) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient

) Work hard, long, and smart

) Where high-performers go to feel bad about themselves

) Ethan evaluates Shaan

) Project selection

) Waiting for fat pitches

) Jeff’s security detail

) The story of Amazon Prime

) Amazon's idea tool

) Good design vs. bad design

) The morality of Amazon

) Who Jeff studied

) Post-Amazon

) Streaming career advice on Twitch

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Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos.

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