Two kids in their dorm room can't start anything important in space today. That's why I want to take the assets I have from Amazon and translate that into the heavy-lifting infrastructure that will allow the next generation to have dynamic entrepreneurialism in space, to build that transportation network.Jeff Bezos
You cannot make a giant space company in your dorm room. Not today. And the reason is that the heavy lifting infrastructure isn't in place.Jeff Bezos
We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.Jeff Bezos
Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.Jeff Bezos
The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'Jeff Bezos
There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.Jeff Bezos
If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.Jeff Bezos
I think there are going to be a bunch of tablet-like devices. It's really a different product category.Jeff Bezos
