
Working Backwards
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What’s it about?
A behind-the-scenes look at Amazon's management practices, revealing how customer obsession, narrative memos, and working backwards from the ideal customer experience can drive innovation at any scale.
You’ll learn
- Write a press release before building anything
- Replace slide decks with six-page narrative memos
- Focus on controllable inputs, not output metrics
- Use single-threaded leaders for new initiatives