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2 Feb, 20 tweets, 21 min read
Andy has hours of video over many years on the internet between keynotes, interviews, and more. I found this fireside chat from 2017 insightful into some of the basics that make AWS AWS. There are foundational, they're not hidden, they just execute
#AndyJassy
"It's something we passionately believe will make a huge difference in the year, and we're investing a gigantic amount of resources"
Andy on artificial intelligence and machine learning


#AI #ML #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AndyJassy #AWS
"If you look at the history of AWS, in every part of our business, and what's driven us, is democratizing technologies that were only available to a small number of companies"
Andy on technology democratization
#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
"Of all the buzzwords we've heard since the start of AWS, the ones that have delivered the fastest on their promise, are IoT, connected devices, and edge."
Andy on IoT, edge, connected devices

#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
"It's never been easier, and less expensive to collect, store, analyze and share data .. its a new day for analytics for companies"
Andy on Analytics (beyond AI & ML)

#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #analytics
"The trend we see is more and more companies are using smaller units of compute" basic unit of compute continues to get smaller, (serverless)"
Andy on the atomization of computing


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
The software procurement model is changing


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
And now the good stuff, the AWS Innovation Machine Revealed - Lesson #1 - AWS disproportionally indexs on hiring builders who view the launch as the starting line, not the finish

#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
And now the good stuff, the AWS Innovation Machine Revealed - Lesson #2 - AWS is organized around small autonomous teams that have all the resources they need to control their own destiny


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
And now the good stuff, the AWS Innovation Machine Revealed - Lesson #3 - We eat our own dog food


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
And now the good stuff, the AWS Innovation Machine Revealed - Lesson #4 - When the leaders walk into a meeting, we're looking for ways to say yes.


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos
And now the good stuff, the AWS Innovation Machine Revealed - Lesson #5 - We have mechanisms in place to make fast decisions, and we're willing to fail. Reward people for inputs (output might not work)


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Leadership #Culture
And now the good stuff, the AWS Culture Note #1 - "We're unusually customer-oriented"


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Leadership #Culture
And now the good stuff, the AWS Culture Note #2 - "We are pioneers, we like to invent "


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Culture #Leadership
And now the good stuff, the AWS Culture Note #3 - "We're unusually long term oriented. We are trying to build a long term business relationship "


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Leadership #Culture
AWS Culture Note # 4 - Powerpoint was not an effective tool, so we effectively banned it. Instead, we use a 6-page narrative (unlimited appendix), that's reviewed by all in advance. We start from the conversation from an educated place


#AndyJassy #AWS
AWS Culture Note # 5 - Working backward from crisp FAQs and Press Releases with benefits that matter.


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Leadership #Culture
AWS Culture Note # 6 - We're an unusually truth-seeking culture, have backbone, disagree, and commit.


#AndyJassy #AWS #JeffBezos #Leadership #Culture
And let's finish the hour with a story.


Thanks, Andy for sharing your thoughts so broadly and frequently.
Congrats on your Promotion.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.
Sure you'll keep kicking tail.
@ajassy #AndyJassy #Amazon #Leadership

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