Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson

Upon release, Invent and Wander will be to be had on Kindle Unlimited.

In Jeff Bezos’s own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin.

In this collection of Jeff Bezos’s writings—his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus a lot of speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas—you’ll be able to gain an insider’s view of the why and how of his success. Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.

Written in a right away, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers readers a master class in business values, strategy, and execution:

• The importance of a Day 1 mindset
• Why “it is all about the longer term”
• What it really means to be customer obsessed
• How to start new businesses and create significant organic growth in an already successful company
• Why culture is an imperative
• How a willingness to fail is closely connected to innovation
• What the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us

Each insight offers new ways of thinking through today’s challenges—and more importantly, the next day to come’s—and the never-ending urgency of striving ahead, never resting on one’s laurels. Everyone from CEOs of the Fortune 100 to entrepreneurs just setting up shop to the millions who use Amazon’s services in their homes or businesses will come to be aware the principles that have driven the success of probably the most important innovators of our time.

Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos is co-published by PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, and Harvard Business Review Press.