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Jeff Bezos: Inside the Mind of a Relentless InnovatorDinesh shares the top leadership lessons, bold decisions, and thinking frameworks from Jeff Bezos's incredible journey — from quitting Wall Street to building Amazon, transforming industries, and reaching for space. Discover how to apply Bezos’s mindset to your own leadership, strategy, and long-term vision.🎧 Full Show Notes(00:00) Introduction: Stepping into the mind of Jeff Bezos(03:12) The 2300% stat that changed everything(05:01) The “Regret Minimization Framework” and taking the leap(07:38) Leaving Wall Street for a garage startup(09:22) Customer obsession over competition(11:45) The empty chair strategy at Amazon meetings(13:06) Building trust through innovation(14:38) Lessons from “Working Backwards”(16:29) Failing fast: The Fire Phone flop and Alexa’s rise(18:07) Inventing as a core value(19:54) Bezos on experimentation and innovation systems(22:30) Long-term thinking vs short-term results(24:55) The 10,000-Year Clock and legacy building(26:41) Shareholder letters and the “Day 1” philosophy(28:08) Building a leadership culture with 14 Principles(30:01) Hiring with a behavioral blueprint(31:42) Recommended reads: “Invent and Wander”, “The Everything Store”, and “Amazon Unbound”(33:08) Blue Origin, future generations, and the road to space(35:05) What you can learn and apply from Bezos today(38:10) Practical actions: thinking big, failing better, leading deeper(40:01) Closing thoughts and legacy takeaways📚 Further Reading & ResourcesInvent and Wander by Jeff Bezos & Walter IsaacsonThe Everything Store by Brad StoneAmazon Unbound by Brad StoneWorking Backwards by Colin Bryar & Bill CarrFounders Podcast – Jeff Bezos episodesAcquired Podcast – Amazon deep diveConnect with Dinesh Puppala🌐 Website: leaderspodcast.co💼 LinkedIn🐦 X (Twitter) @dineshxr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts📚 Browse More EpisodesIf you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone on their leadership journey. Your support helps more people discover The Leaders Podcast.
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