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He's referring to earlier comments in the same letter where he talks about answering a question from someone about what Day 2 at Amazon looks like. At Amazon, o
by valar_m 9y ago
He's referring to earlier comments in the same letter where he talks about answering a question from someone about what Day 2 at Amazon looks like. At Amazon, one of the company mantras is "It's still Day 1." That's a reference to his 1997 letter to the shareholders[0] in which he said:
"Amazon.com passed many milestones in 1997: by year-end, we had served more than 1.5 million customers, yielding 838% revenue growth to $147.8 million, and extended our market leadership despite aggressive competitive entry.
But this is Day 1 for the Internet and, if we execute well, for Amazon.com."
Bezos has attached the 1997 letter to every letter to the shareholders he has written since. There is even a building in Seattle named Day 1[1].
[0] https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/z6o9g6sysxur57t https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/z6o9g6sysxur57t (bottom half of the page)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_1_(building) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_1_(building)