My First Million
Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos
28 okt 2026 · 01:15:36
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Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:15) Criticism without praise
(5:15) The every-great-man flaw
(7:05) Attack mode
(11:45) “Sometimes all you need is a B”
(19:35) Question mark emails
(22:25) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient
(24:10) Work hard, long, and smart
(25:15) Where high-performers go to feel bad about themselves
(28:05) Ethan evaluates Shaan
(35:55) Project selection
(39:50) Waiting for fat pitches
(42:30) Jeff’s security detail
(45:50) The story of Amazon Prime
(47:55) Amazon's idea tool
(50:55) Good design vs. bad design
(54:15) The morality of Amazon
(56:15) Who Jeff studied
(31:35) Post-Amazon
(1:04:10) Streaming career advice on Twitch
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Links:
• https://www.ethanevans.com/about
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
Episode 877: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Ethan Evans about what it’s really like to work with Jeff Bezos.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(3:15) Criticism without praise
(5:15) The every-great-man flaw
(7:05) Attack mode
(11:45) “Sometimes all you need is a B”
(19:35) Question mark emails
(22:25) Strategically patient, but tactically impatient
(24:10) Work hard, long, and smart
(25:15) Where high-performers go to feel bad about themselves
(28:05) Ethan evaluates Shaan
(35:55) Project selection
(39:50) Waiting for fat pitches
(42:30) Jeff’s security detail
(45:50) The story of Amazon Prime
(47:55) Amazon's idea tool
(50:55) Good design vs. bad design
(54:15) The morality of Amazon
(56:15) Who Jeff studied
(31:35) Post-Amazon
(1:04:10) Streaming career advice on Twitch
—
Links:
• https://www.ethanevans.com/about
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /