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Re:Email from Jeff Bezos to employees by loosetypes on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @08:40PM (#26009591)
> the idea didn't grow over time

I always find retrospective and hypothetical discussions of idea genesis and maturation fascinating.

Amazon retail aside, I wonder if you (or anyone else) would be willing to give perspective on AWS:

Was it similarly fully formed on conception?

I’ve heard the (potentially stylized) stories about holiday traffic bursts, selling off-season compute to startups, etc.

But assuming AWS the idea did need to grow with increased perspective, the times, and experience - do you think AWS could have become what it is today if that had been the goal from the onset?

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Re:Email from Jeff Bezos to employees by ayewo on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:50AM (#26011529)
There was a large thread recently [0] where Paul already answered a similar question. He had left (Jan 1996)[1], long before AWS became a thing.

0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25693618

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25697941

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Re:Email from Jeff Bezos to employees by hn2fast on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @09:03PM (#26009742)
Yeah, I imagine that managing one's expectations is the most vital at the formation stages, which could be what is meant.
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