Email from Jeff Bezos to employees • Hacker News Board

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by catacombs » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:18 PM UTC

bobo_legos wrote: post #25

mc32 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe he’ll take a cue from Bill Gates and get involved in philanthropy. Alternatively he might get more involved in Blue Origin?

I think he's probably bored at this point. Whats there really left to do at Amazon? AWS and the website are eating the world. He's 57. Why not at this point go play with his rockets and spend time inside that WaPo newsroom that he loves.

> spend time inside that WaPo newsroom that he loves.

Investing in journalism is actually a very good thing.

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by jgalt212 » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:18 PM UTC

astrojams wrote: post #20

I worked for AWS for a few years under Andy. He's a good pick for CEO of that company.

without Andy (and AWS), I'd posit that Jeff would just be another regular old billionaire who'd own a sports team, but otherwise folks would not know much about.

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by dr_dshiv » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:19 PM UTC

I remember meeting Jeff over snacks at the O'Reilly Etech conference in 2003. We talked about art, if I recall...

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by javert » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:19 PM UTC

He probably had enough, after all the nastiness coming from DC.

For instance, being paraded in front of Congress committees so each member can get a little sound bite shitting on him.

Truly, we didn't deserve Bezos. Maybe he's realized that.

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by jl2718 » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:19 PM UTC

The CEO role comes with a lot of mundane responsibility (and potential liability) that I’m surprised he held onto for so long. I would expect a guy like Jeff to want to get on another rocket ship (unsure if literal or figurative).

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by 1-6 » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

enraged_camel wrote: post #3

End of an era. I wonder what he'll do next.

It's a good time for another CEO to take center stage at a different company. Any suggestions?

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by thinkling » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

Weren't Jassy and Wilke co-CEOs already? I guess Jassy was "CEO" of AWS and now gets to be (actual-) CEO of Amazon.com?

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by s3r3nity » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

enraged_camel wrote: post #3

End of an era. I wonder what he'll do next.

He mentioned a few focus areas:

- Day 1 Fund

- Bezos Earth Fund

- Blue Origin

- The Washington Post

So a combination of philanthropy, crazy cutting-edge tech, and media. He'll still be pretty busy haha

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by saagarjha » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

I wonder if he doesn't want to be the one to deal with what looks like increased regulatory pressure…

Re: Email from Jeff Bezos to employees

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Post by samizdis » Tue, Feb 02, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

enraged_camel wrote: post #3

End of an era. I wonder what he'll do next.

From his email to staff:

As Exec Chair I will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need to focus on the Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, The Washington Post, and my other passions. I’ve never had more energy, and this isn’t about retiring. I’m super passionate about the impact I think these organizations can have.