Invent and Wander

The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson

De: Jeff Bezos, Walter Isaacson - introduction

Narrado por: L. J. Ganser

In Jeff Bezos' own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin.

In this collection of Jeff Bezos' writings - his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas - you'll gain an insider's view of the why and how of his success. Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.

Written in a direct, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers listeners a master class in business values, strategy, and execution.

Each insight offers new ways of thinking through today's challenges - and more importantly, tomorrow's - and the never-ending urgency of striving ahead, never resting on one's laurels. Everyone from CEOs of the Fortune 100 to entrepreneurs just setting up shop to the millions who use Amazon's products and services in their homes or businesses will come to understand the principles that have driven the success of one of the most important innovators of our time.

©2021 Jeffrey P. Bezos; introduction copyright 2021 by Walter Isaacson (P)2020 Gildan Media

Mind numbing

This book is too much a reading of the yearly letters. Problem is, that just gets mindnumbing after a while. Year after year of epic growth numbers. It's hard to pick out Jeff's wisdom amongst all the percentage points and gazillions

Way too long.

The same things are repeated at least 3 times, after a while it becomes almost annoying hearing the same stories or fun facts.

Meh. Mostly just a record of speeches and info Jeff gave publicly… so it’s accessible online.

Boring because it’s just redundant info. I thought there would be something new but there isn’t a lot of info already available

Jeff Benzos Hero!

Nothing? The story was a masterpiece of success and versatility. I’m proud to have read it and to understand Mr. Jeff Benzos better.

Expected more

Too much repetition. I was expecting more insights from Jeff. It would have been nice if Jeff narrated some of it.

A great and inspirational book

A great book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be relatable and generally highly intelligent! I found great relation with the protagonist’s archetype that was present and I further highly recommend this book.

great book

good insight into the mind of one of America's greatest entrepreneurs, one of the greatest philanthropist the works has ever seen

Great book on business and amazons history

Can get a bit repetitive in multiple chapters but overall a great read. I enjoyed it and took a few lessons to apply to my small business.

Majority of this book is word by word repetition

I felt that this book was broken at times after hearing the same sentences (word by word) time and time again. Quite frustrating and mediocre really.
For example Jeff’s long walk with his (former) boss, in Central Park was narrated at least five times. So much I can quote it “it’s a good idea Jeff but it would be a better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job”

An approximation to Amazon and Jeff Bezos

Through the letters to shareholders and other writings you can see key elements of the company.