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Ex-Amazon VP: the RUTHLESS reality of working for Jeff Bezos

*Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire:* https://clickhubspot.com/rntp 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 /

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Oct 28, 20261h 13mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released: October 28, 2026
Duration: 1h 13m
Channel: My First Million
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*Sam's database on how long it takes to become a millionaire:* https://clickhubspot.com/rntp 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 /

SPEAKERS

Sam Parr
host
Co-host of the My First Million podcast.
Shaan Puri
host
Co-host of the My First Million podcast.
Ethan Evans
guest
Former Amazon VP (Amazon Prime era; also ran Amazon’s Appstore) and now an executive coach.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, Ex-Amazon VP: the RUTHLESS reality of working for Jeff Bezos explores ex-Amazon VP details Bezos’s intensity, customer obsession, and Amazon culture Ethan Evans, a former Amazon VP, described Jeff Bezos as exceptionally sharp with strong “taste,” but also as a leader who often defaulted to relentless critique and could be cutting in meetings.

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