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Book · 2022 · Biography & Autobiography

Amazon Unbound

Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire

by Brad Stone · Brought up by 6 people on 6 podcasts

Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone has been mentioned in 9 episodes across 6 podcasts (3 episodes recommend it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Alex Kantrowitz (2 episodes), Jason Calacanis (1 episode) and David Senra (3 episodes) on Invest Like the Best (3 episodes), Big Technology Podcast (2 episodes) and Behind the Bastards (1 episode).

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You've written the two defining books on Amazon.
Marshall Kosloff · The Realignment · May 2021 Listen at 2:24

Questions about Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone

Who recommends Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone on podcasts?

Alex Kantrowitz (2 episodes) and Jason Calacanis (1 episode) have recommended Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone on podcasts. In all, 6 people brought it up across 6 podcasts (2 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Amazon Unbound the most?

Invest Like the Best (3 episodes), Big Technology Podcast (2 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and The Realignment (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.

Is Amazon Unbound recommended, or only discussed?

Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone was recommended in 3 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2024-07-16.

What do people say about Amazon Unbound?

Marshall Kosloff on The Realignment (2021-05-20): "You've written the two defining books on Amazon."

When was Amazon Unbound last mentioned on a podcast?

Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone was last discussed on Invest Like the Best by David Senra on 2024-07-16.

What they say about it

Grouped from 9 episodes
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The best things said about it

6 of 15 · every mention
Recommended
As an entrepreneur, read these because there's so many lessons in them.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Sep 2021
Recommended
The book is Amazon Unbound. It's terrific book. It's available now. It went on sale yesterday and I highly recommend it.
Alex Kantrowitz Big Technology Podcast · May 2021
Recommended
I'm halfway through the book quite enjoying it.
Alex Kantrowitz Big Technology Podcast · May 2021
Discussed
I just read Amazon Unbound.
David Senra Invest Like the Best · Jul 2024
Discussed
And I'm going to quote here from the book Amazon Unbound.
Robert Evans Behind the Bastards · Dec 2021
Discussed
Joining us today is the author of the new book, Amazon Unbound, a revealing look into what I think is the most fascinating company on the planet.
Alex Kantrowitz Big Technology Podcast · May 2021

Where and when it comes up

6 people who brought it up

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Why people recommend it

Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone is a deep-dive investigative biography exploring the later years of Jeff Bezos's leadership and the massive corporate expansion of Amazon. Jason Calacanis recommended the book on This Week in Startups, urging entrepreneurs to read it alongside Stone's earlier work to extract valuable business lessons. Alex Kantrowitz similarly praised the book as terrific and strongly recommended it to listeners on the Big Technology Podcast. David Senra discussed reading the book on Invest Like the Best, though he contrasted it with The Everything Store by expressing a preference for the earlier volume while reflecting on Bezos's leadership demands. Robert Evans also drew heavily from Amazon Unbound on Behind the Bastards, quoting passages to detail behind-the-scenes corporate reactions to public controversies and internal workplace proposals.

Every mention

15 quotes from 9 episodes · 5 passing or ad reads below
Alex Kantrowitz Brad, thank you for joining. The book is Amazon Unbound. It's terrific book. It's available now. Uh, it wen… 2
Discussed
“Joining us today is the author of the new book, Amazon Unbound, a revealing look into what I think is the most fascinating company on the planet.”
Discussed
“But it does seem after reading Amazon Unbound that there is, you know, definitely a visionary element in there where things like Alexa, something that he came up with things like the ghost or where you can check out without scanning any items, uh, and waiting online as you leave actually was something that was, uh, more Bezos's idea than”
Recommended
“Brad, thank you for joining. The book is Amazon Unbound. It's terrific book. It's available now. Uh, it went on sale yesterday and, uh, I highly recommend it.”
Recommended
“join us next week we will have brad stone the author of the new book amazon unbound i'm halfway through the book quite enjoying it”
Jason Calacanis go to your local bookstore even better amazon unbound space while you're at it get the collection get the t… 1
Recommended
“go to your local bookstore even better amazon unbound space while you're at it get the collection get the triple energy get the upstarts get the everything stored as an entrepreneur read these because there's so many lessons in them”
David Senra I just read Amazon Unbound. Jeff Bezos is one of my heroes. One of the best, obviously, to ever do it. That… 3
Discussed
“I just read Amazon Unbound. Jeff Bezos is one of my heroes. One of the best, obviously, to ever do it. That's not really saying anything. I like the everything store more than I like Amazon Unbound.”
Discussed
“Think about this. I just read Amazon Unbound. Jeff Bezos is one of my heroes. One of the best, obviously, to ever do it. That's not really saying anything. I like the everything store more than I like Amazon Unbound.”
Discussed
“Think about this I just read Amazon Unbound. Jeff Bezos is one of my heroes. One of the best obviously to ever do it that's not really saying anything. I like the everything store more than I like Amazon Unbound”
Marshall Kosloff your book the book you wrote in between um amazon and bound and the evidence everything store was called th… 1
Discussed
“so he's the senior executive editor for the global technology at bloomberg but he's also for our purposes author of amazon unbound another book called the upstarts about uber and airbnb and the everything store the original biography of jeff bezos and tail of that amazing company”
Discussed
“you've written the two defining books on amazon”
Discussed
“your book the book you wrote in between um amazon and bound and the evidence everything store was called the upstarts”
Robert Evans And I'm going to quote here from the book Amazon Unbound. Behind the scenes, Jeff lost his mind over the ne… 1
Discussed
“And I'm going to quote here from the book Amazon Unbound. Behind the scenes, Jeff lost his mind over the negative online reaction, said Craig Berman, a senior PR vice president who was at at son's swim meet in Oregon when all hell broke loose.”
Discussed
“Quote from Amazon Unbound. In 2009, Oneto's human resources deputy, David Niekerk, wrote a paper titled Respect for People and presented it at an S-team meeting. The S-team is like Jeff and his his like trusted advisers, right?”
Discussed
“And I'm going to quote from Amazon Unbound and like how he does this. Fuming, Oneto prepared to remind Bezos of his original proposal. Colleagues begged him to let it go, but he couldn't.”
Saagar Enjeti there's this was brad stone's book he just wrote about it and about bezos i think it's amazon unbound 1
Discussed
“there's this was brad stone's book he just wrote about it and about bezos i think it's amazon unbound”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“So I'm re rereading Amazon Unbound right now.”
Passing
“bratz own has been on this podcast before a friend of the pod who did the everything store and amazon unbound two books”
Passing
“yeah i mean it's just it's the gift that keeps on giving amazon unbound jeff bezos in and the innovation of a global empire 2021”
Plugged
“And it's funny, I try to chart that change in, in Amazon Unbound in, in the introduction. I really talk about how in the early years, he was so focused on Amazon.”
Plugged
“The author of the new book just came out this week. It's called Amazon Unbound. Uh, so we talked a lot about Jeff Bezos, uh, and his leadership practices and the personality.”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Jason Calacanis, Christopher Michel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); Saagar Enjeti, Chris Drevets / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).