Bezos' shareholders letters tell you what Amazon is about

Bezos' shareholders letters tell you what Amazon is about | Allow teams to create first, analyze later | What is deep learning and how will it shape the future? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 22, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Bezos' shareholders letters tell you what Amazon is about]( Bezos' shareholders letters tell you what Amazon is about Bezos (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) More than two decades' worth of annual shareholders letters from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos show the company's focus on the customer and the importance of scale to its success. "To achieve high standards yourself or as part of a team, you need to form and proactively communicate realistic beliefs about how hard something is going to be," Bezos wrote in his 2017 letter. 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