Dear Shareholders

Amazon - 2000


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Show Notes:

  • Amazon's shareholder letter from 2000, highlighting the company's resilience despite market downturn. 0:10

    • Amazon's shareholders faced an 80% loss in 2000, but the company's position improved.

    • Company growth, sales, and profit. 0:56

      • Amazon's sales grew 140% in 2000, with Pro Forma operating loss shrinking to 6% of sales in Q4.

      • Company's high customer satisfaction score despite low stock price. 2:14

        • Amazon's focus on customer satisfaction led to high scores on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, yet its stock price decreased.

        • The challenges of e-commerce scale and the impact of capital market closures. 3:33

          • Speaker 2 underestimated time available to enter e-commerce categories and difficulty for single companies to succeed.

          • Future of e-commerce and Amazon's growth strategy. 4:50

            • Amazon's future growth driven by relentless improvements in customer experience.

            • Bezos outlines Amazon's goals for 2001, prioritizing pro forma operating profit.

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              Dear ShareholdersBy Brock Briggs