5 rules for growth; lessons learned by Amazon Carlos Conde (Amazon Web Services)
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The document outlines five key rules for growth based on lessons learned from Amazon: prioritize customer needs, establish a strong culture, embrace frequent experimentation, learn from failures, and focus on core business areas. It emphasizes the importance of a resilient culture and encourages iterative processes to foster innovation. Notable insights include the value of defining limits and the significance of refusing distractions to achieve success.
5 rules for growth; lessons learned by Amazon Carlos Conde (Amazon Web Services)
- 1. Carlos Conde • Chief Tech. Evangelist @caarlco 5 RULES FOR GROWTH Lessons learned from Amazon
- 2. WORK BACKWARDS FROM THE CUSTOMER
- 3. 1. PRESS RELEASE 2. FAQ 3. USER MANUAL
- 4. PUT THE CUSTOMER FIRST ...AND WORK BACKWARDS
- 9. A STRONG CULTURE CAN OVERCOME ALMOST ANY POOR TECHNICAL DECISION
- 10. A WEAK CULTURE CAN'T BE SAVED WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY
- 16. SPEED OF ITERATION BEATS QUALITY OF ITERATION
- 17. 11.6s Mean time between deployments (weekday) 1,079 Max number of deployments in a single hour 10,000 Mean number of hosts simultaneously receiving a deployment 30,000 Max number of hosts simultaneously receiving a deployment DEPLOYMENTS AT AMAZON.COM
- 19. TO INCREASE INNOVATION LOWER THE COST OF FAILURE
- 20. #3 Learn from your failures
- 21. SUCCESS MAKE PEOPLE FEEL GOOD FAILURES MAKES PEOPLE BETTER
- 22. IF SOMETHING IS HARD REPETITION MAKES IT EASIER
- 25. GAME DAYS Simulation situations for resilience engineering
- 27. « The most radical and transformative of inventions are often those that empower others to unleash their creativity – to pursue their dreams. » – Jeff Bezos
- 32. PAY PER USE NO UP-FRONT COST ON-DEMAND
- 33. #5 Focus on your business
- 34. « People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But it means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things. » – Steve Jobs
- 35. MAKE A TO-DON’T LIST
- 37. 1. Define your culture 2. Experiment frequently 3. Learn from failures 4. Build a platform 5. Focus on your business
- 38. « We've had three big ideas at Amazon and they're the reason we're successful: put the customer first, invent, and be patient » – Jeff Bezos
- 39. @caarlco feedback / questions / get in touch: