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Re:The tech world deserves better than TechCrunch on Friday September 09, 2011 @05:01PM (#2979836)
Agreed. I can't even take TechCrunch seriously. They continuously lace every other story with opinions. I want real reporters, not blowhards.
Re:Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan on Friday September 09, 2011 @03:11AM (#2977215)
Shel's seems like an amiable enough guy. But it seems clear to me that with out the business strategy and vision of Bezos Amazon wouldn't exist. I think this quote summs up Shel's and Bezos's styles succinctly "I am a product of the 60s just like Jeff is a product of the 80s".

I don't think Shel should be considered a co-founder. None of his DNA is imprinted into Amazon. In the end, he was pretty replaceable.