Today you are going to learn from the fastest growing company in the history. That company is Amazon. My guest today is Steve Anderson, the author of the Bezos letters. He gives us insights and applicable tactics that you can take and learn from Amazon’s business and use in your own business – regardless of where you are in your business, the size of your business, or the type of your business.
A few topics we cover in this episode:
- Why Steve wrote the book: The Bezos Letters
- The 14 growth principles
- Frustration free packaging
- Encouraging successful failure
- Obsessing over customers
What is it that you didn’t know, when you got started?
I’ve probably written 2000 articles and I thought I was pretty decent at it. Right? But, writing a book… I didn’t know how hard it was to write a book. Part of what I learned is that you need to write so that people want to go to the next chapter. It’s not just information. My wife is the person who helped me do that. It’s incredibly difficult and incredibly satisfying. When people ask me how it was writing a book? I answer, I’m glad I’ve written a book.
More about Steve:
Steve Anderson has spent his 35+ year career helping the insurance industry understand, integrate, and leverage current and emerging technologies. From business management systems to social platforms, Steve can analyze what’s happening now and explain its implications for the future.
For the last 20 years, he has crossed the nation speaking at places like SAFECO, AAA, Nationwide, as well as many state insurance associations. He is on the faculty of credentialing organizations teaching thousands of insurance professionals and is a writer/contributor to multiple publications.
Steve has a Master Degree in Insurance Law and was invited to be an original “thought leader/influencer” on LinkedIn representing the insurance industry and has over 340 thousand followers. He also is a top ten Global InsurTech Influencer.
LINKS MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:
- Book by Steve Anderson – The Bezos Letters: The 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon
- Visit Steve Anderson’s website
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
