Colin co-authored the book, "Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon," which is a first-person account of how Amazon created and implemented the principles and processes that have made it successful. He takes you in the room and shows how these principles and practices were used to create four key Amazon business: Kindle, Amazon ... Show More
Jun 5
#218: Reimagining Pharma Supply Chains for Growth and Patient Impact with Arun Krishnan of AstraZeneca
Arun Krishnan, SVP of Global Supply Chain and Strategy at AstraZeneca, shares how the company is reimagining its supply chain to support ambitious growth while keeping patients at the center. He discusses AstraZeneca’s focus on innovation, AI-enabled ways of working, self-healing ... Show More
21m 47s
Mar 2026
#217: Supply Chain Transformation, Operational Excellence & Leadership in Action with Luca Labriola of Aalberts
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu*Luca Labriola, Chief Operating Officer at Aalberts, reflects on his journey from the shop floor to leading global supply chain transformations. He played a key role in building an end-to-end supply chain model that improved delivery performance and reduc ... Show More
23m 8s
Feb 2026
#216: The Future of Operations: Leadership, Innovation & the Never Settle Mindset with Steffen Lang of Novartis
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu*Steffen Lang runs operations for one of the world’s most impactful pharma giants, Novartis, leading over 20,000 associates globally. He started in R&D and now oversees the delivery of life-saving medicines at near-perfect service levels. In this episode, ... Show More
33m 8s
May 2022
Innovating While Scaling: Lessons from Amazon
<p>In this episode from February 2021, early Amazon execs Colin Bryar and Bill Carr -- in conversation with a16z's Sonal Chokshi -- go beyond the well-known artifacts of Amazon innovation, like the memo and the press release, and share the leadership principles, decision making p ... Show More
1h 4m
Feb 2021
Amazon Narratives: Memos, Working Backwards from Release, More
<p>When you hear stories about Amazon's "invention machine" -- which led to a company with not just one or two products but several successful diverse lines of business -- we often hear about things like: Memos, six pages exactly and no powerpoints at all!; or, the idea of just " ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2023
Unpacking Amazon’s unique ways of working | Bill Carr (author of Working Backwards)
<p><strong>Bill Carr </strong>is the co-author of <em>Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon</em>. With a background at Amazon of over 15 years, Bill played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s global digital music and video ventures, including Am ... Show More
1h 33m
May 2021
Jeff Bezos (Insights, Stories, and Secrets)
What I learned from Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr.
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[3:58] What is best for the customer? Do that: "Amazon believes that long-term growth is best produced by putting the customer first. If you held this conv ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2023
562: What drives Amazon's success? (with Bill Carr)
For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classics where we interviewed the former Amazon Digital Media VP, Bill Carr. Bill is the coauthor of Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, an insider's breakdown of Amazon's a ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 2024
Catching the AI Wave with Colin C. Campbell
Colin C. Campbell is a number 1 Amazon Best Selling Author: Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. Owner Startup Club (1 million members), a Serial Tech Entrepreneur including Internet Direct, .CLUB, Hostopia, Tucows, GeeksforLess, Paw.com, US SDS, Escape Club, Pencila. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. ... Show More
22m 48s
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">where we interviewed the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">former Amazon Digital Media VP, Bill Carr. Bill is the coauthor of</span> <em><spa ... Show More
