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Oct 2020
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Think Like Amazon - Interview with John ...

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<p>John Rossman is the former Amazon Director of Enterprise Services who launched the Amazon Marketplace, the author of Think Like Amazon, an advisor to multiple companies including T-Mobile, and a member of various Boards of Advisors. With an impressive background of launching and scaling the Amazon Marketplace business and running the Enterprise Services ... Show More
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