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I, for one, would like to hear more about your opinion on the social aspect.

by staz 6y ago

PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/20/21031694/amazon-employee-break-up-paul-barton-davis-marketplace-sellers?utm_campaign=delrey&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/20/21031694/amazon-employ...
- sebmellen 6y ago
  I admire your courage in saying this. Did you know Jeff well personally? Have you had any contact since?
  - PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
    I felt that I knew him quite well for the (brief) time we worked together. I saw him again about 4-5 years after I left, but never since then. If he's aware of my public statements and documentary appearances over the last couple of years, I doubt there's much of a warm feeling there, but who knows ... I have served as a fact witness for Amazon in a couple of patent cases, saving the company very large amounts of money. I'd like to think he's aware of this, although I have no basis for that.
    - sebmellen 6y ago
      That's very interesting. It's fascinating to realize just how much of a "wake" there is behind people society deems successful. I watched a great speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger recently, where he said something like "the biggest insult someone could give me would be to say that I am a self-made man. I've worked hard, but I'm not self-made. I'm only here because of the people who helped me get here. I wonder what Bezos thinks of himself. Does he envision himself as a self-made man, or does he see his success as the result of the hard work of many thousands or millions of people? I'm inclined to say the former, especially given his treatment of the Amazon workforce, as you laid out in your public statements. I would love to hear more of your story, and I'll look for any documentaries with you. Thanks for your answer :).
    - simonebrunozzi 6y ago
      By the way, I know it might sound like a "trap" or similar, but I am starting a new podcast and I would like to see if you're interested in having a nice chat with me. I'm not trying to extract any specific controversy, or to be sensationalist - there are no sponsors, I do it with total freedom, and the VC I am involved with allows me to do what I want - so, no traps or hidden agendas (if you can believe that). Email is my HN username @ gmail. Even if you just want to say no, just say hello in any case :)

I, for one, would like to hear more about your opinion on the social aspect.

by staz 6y ago

I, for one, would like to hear more about your opinion on the social aspect.

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/20/21031694/amazon-employee-break-up-paul-barton-davis-marketplace-sellers?utm_campaign=delrey&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/20/21031694/amazon-employ...

sebmellen 6y ago
I admire your courage in saying this. Did you know Jeff well personally? Have you had any contact since?
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
  I felt that I knew him quite well for the (brief) time we worked together. I saw him again about 4-5 years after I left, but never since then. If he's aware of my public statements and documentary appearances over the last couple of years, I doubt there's much of a warm feeling there, but who knows ... I have served as a fact witness for Amazon in a couple of patent cases, saving the company very large amounts of money. I'd like to think he's aware of this, although I have no basis for that.
  - sebmellen 6y ago
    That's very interesting. It's fascinating to realize just how much of a "wake" there is behind people society deems successful. I watched a great speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger recently, where he said something like "the biggest insult someone could give me would be to say that I am a self-made man. I've worked hard, but I'm not self-made. I'm only here because of the people who helped me get here. I wonder what Bezos thinks of himself. Does he envision himself as a self-made man, or does he see his success as the result of the hard work of many thousands or millions of people? I'm inclined to say the former, especially given his treatment of the Amazon workforce, as you laid out in your public statements. I would love to hear more of your story, and I'll look for any documentaries with you. Thanks for your answer :).
  - simonebrunozzi 6y ago
    By the way, I know it might sound like a "trap" or similar, but I am starting a new podcast and I would like to see if you're interested in having a nice chat with me. I'm not trying to extract any specific controversy, or to be sensationalist - there are no sponsors, I do it with total freedom, and the VC I am involved with allows me to do what I want - so, no traps or hidden agendas (if you can believe that). Email is my HN username @ gmail. Even if you just want to say no, just say hello in any case :)