I just interviewed the man who invented Amazon Prime.

He started a business worth $40 billion today and served on Amazon's board for 15 yrs.

Here are lessons from Bing Gordon that'll save you years of mistakes:

When you have a business idea, take action now before it dies.

• Write 1 paragraph about the idea

• Write a 4 slide business plan

• Write your 1st line of code
When you start a job, ask your boss 2 questions:

1) Who is the best boss you've ever had and what does that mean for me?

2) What does top 10% performance look like?
Hold yourself accountable for high achievement.

If you're a cab driver, drive the most miles

if you're a fisherman, get on the best boat.
How to succeed

• Be a learning machine.
• Find a way to maintain high energy
In college, you don't take classes for content.

You take classes for great professors.

Same with your job.

Pick a company for a great boss.
The best interview question:

"What's your strategy for learning?"
How to set goals:

1) Clear and unambiguous

2) Stretch, but not impossible

3) Under your personal control

4) Time sensitive + context relevant
Don't invite someone to be on your board that you wouldn't pay to have dinner with.
When pitching your startup, your goal is to share 1 insight to investors that they didn't know before.
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