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Unresolvable Bill Gates Prediction 1999 Merchants who treat e-commerce as more than a digital cash register will do the best. Bill Gates · Prediction · 1999 Economics and markets
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 a big part of the challenge for us will lie not in finding new ways to expand our business, but in prioritizing our investments. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Unresolvable Jeff Bezos Factual 21 Mar 1998 In 1997 Amazon.com established long-term relationships with strategic partners including America Online, Yahoo!, Excite, Netscape, GeoCities, AltaVista, @Home and Prodigy. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 21 Mar 1998 Economics and markets
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 Because of our emphasis on the long term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We are incredibly fortunate to have this group of dedicated employees whose sacrifices and passion build Amazon.com. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We have a window of opportunity as larger players marshal the resources to pursue the online opportunity Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We know our success will be largely affected by our ability to attract and retain a motivated employee base, each of whom must think like… Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We will continue to focus relentlessly on our customers. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 When forced to choose between optimizing the appearance of our GAAP accounting and maximizing the present value of future cash flows, we’ll… Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We first measure ourselves in terms of the metrics most indicative of our market leadership Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 1997 was indeed an incredible year. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 Setting the bar high in our approach to hiring has been, and will continue to be, the single most important element of Amazon.com’s success. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger… Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 You can work long, hard, or smart, but at Amazon.com you can’t choose two out of three Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We feel good about what we’ve done, and even more excited about what we want to do. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Unresolvable Jeff Bezos Prediction 21 Mar 1998 Through personalization, online commerce will in future accelerate the process of discovery for customers. Jeff Bezos · Prediction · 21 Mar 1998 Economics and markets
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 At this stage, we choose to prioritize growth because we believe that scale is central to achieving the potential of our business model. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We realized that the Web was, and still is, the World Wide Wait. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We at Amazon.com are grateful to our customers for their business and trust Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We aren’t so bold as to claim that the above is the “right” investment philosophy, but it’s ours Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Unresolvable Jeff Bezos Factual 21 Mar 1998 The share of Amazon.com orders from repeat customers grew from over 46% in Q4 1996 to over 58% in Q4 1997. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 21 Mar 1998 Economics and markets
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We also believe there are significant opportunities to better serve our customers overseas Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 But this is Day 1 for the Internet and, if we execute well, for Amazon.com. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 Today, online commerce saves customers money and precious time. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We will work hard to spend wisely and maintain our lean culture. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We now know vastly more about online commerce than when Amazon.com was founded, but we still have so much to learn. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We will make bold rather than timid investment decisions where we see a sufficient probability of gaining market leadership advantages. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 We believe that a fundamental measure of our success will be the shareholder value we create over the long term. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Not checkable Jeff Bezos Not checkable 21 Mar 1998 This strategy is not without risk: it requires serious investment and crisp execution against established franchise leaders. Jeff Bezos · Not checkable · 21 Mar 1998
Unresolvable Jeff Bezos Prediction 1998 Online bookselling and online commerce in general should prove to be a very large market, and it is likely that a number of companies will benefit significantly. Jeff Bezos · Prediction · 1998 Economics and markets
Mostly true Jeff Bezos Factual 1998 In 1997 Amazon.com substantially enhanced its online store, adding gift certificates, 1-Click shopping, and more reviews, content, browsing options and recommendation features. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1998 Technology
Resolved true Jeff Bezos Factual 1998 Amazon.com was the market leader in online bookselling at the end of 1997. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1998 Economics and markets
Resolved true Jeff Bezos Factual 1998 Amazon.com dramatically lowered prices in 1997. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1998 Economics and markets
Resolved true Jeff Bezos Factual 1998 Amazon.com's cash and investment balances at end of 1997 were $125 million, following its May 1997 IPO and a $75 million loan. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1998 Economics and markets
Resolved true Jeff Bezos Promise 1998 Amazon.com plans to add music to its product offering. Jeff Bezos · Promise · 1998 Economics and markets
Mostly true Jeff Bezos Factual 1998 By the end of 1997 Amazon.com had served more than 1.5 million customers, with revenue up 838% to $147.8 million. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1998 Economics and markets
Resolved true Jeff Bezos Factual 1997 Amazon.com's sales grew from $15.7 million in 1996 to $147.8 million in 1997, an 838% increase. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1997 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Jeff Bezos Factual 1997 Word of mouth is Amazon.com's most powerful customer acquisition tool. Jeff Bezos · Factual · 1997 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 I haven't checked my GPA since I've left. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 35 Megabits is a trickle compared to what a single strand of fiber can do over time. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 We tried to just blow this out the door. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly false Marc Andreessen Prediction Jun 1995 George Gilder predicts that within five to ten years the Internet will essentially be free. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Get it out there and into people's hands. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Netscape builds cryptography into most of its products. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 I might be bagging groceries in Safeway. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 I think government should do exactly what industry does, which is be as aggressive as possible. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction Jun 1995 Andreessen said he thought a lot of companies were going to start taking advantage of "that"; the material does not say what "that" refers to. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Mosaic was basically written without bandwidth considerations in mind, designed for a really fast network at a time when its developers had the NSF T3 backbone (45 Mbps). Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 The idle supercomputers sit unused because scientists prefer a DEC Alpha workstation, which is as fast or faster than a supercomputer at a fraction of the cost. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 The culture is all wrong. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 The value of a network expands in proportion to the square of the number of nodes (Metcalfe's law). Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 I basically never studied. I attended classes, but that's about it. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Government, if anything, has been more aggressive than the private sector in adopting Internet technology. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Not many people can write books, or publish magazine articles. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 We also needed to build in security. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Own records only Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Supercomputing centers cannot afford to remove their idle supercomputers from buildings; removal from the third floor costs $500,000. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Expansion and growth is a lot more comfortable than going out and raising capital. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Had we started a year earlier, there's the chance that the commercial market just wouldn't have been there. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 I was considerably more interested in applied programming--in actually doing things that people found useful--as opposed to just studying… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 No use in government setting standards. It would be one of the worst things that could happen because the pace of the technology and its… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 You're going to get megabits of data while you're eating and you are not even going to think twice about it. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Netscape did not have a major sales force in Europe as of June 1995. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 If we had started a company and then done the free distribution thing--which is to seed the market and invest resources in development to… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 The government set the OSI networking standard, which nobody uses. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 It's just natural to be communicating with people in other cultures and other countries. It just happens. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 If you took two years to get it out the product would be far more technically advanced. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 For a lot of small companies it should be considerably cheaper and easier to bring up a small business than it ever has been before. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Research funding in general, and for efforts like Mosaic in particular, dropped off in the early 1990s. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Own records only Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Netscape has archived and sorted all incoming user feedback messages. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 It not only keeps our energies up by working towards that goal but it also helps the software to be better by just getting it out in front… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 The technology itself: no negatives. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction Jun 1995 Among other things, commercialization will guarantee that the Net will be there. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Andreessen said the project he and Eric worked on never really had a manager. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Own records only Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Andreessen said that "we" basically declined to take a license fee because, at that point, they did not see any potential property issues. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 As of 1995, most of the real networking power is at companies rather than homes. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 If the mechanisms and the technology are compelling enough, consumer behaviour will change over time. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 In 1995 a T1 line to the Internet cost about $500 to $1,000 a month. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 The new part was simply combining this idea with the ability to link together resources across the globe. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 everybody just assumes that its 'global everybody'. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Cryptography is export-controlled by the US government as a munition, and Netscape makes exportable versions of its software, which are the ones predominantly used on the Internet. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 It's an open platform that anybody can develop and create applications for. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 And again, the new concept we're really trying to apply here--and a lot of other companies are really trying to apply--is that you can't… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 None of these crowd out the others because nobody is saying that you have to tune into them, that you have to take part in it. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 The Internet already existed when Andreessen began working at the university lab, and everybody there used it. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 It would draw out that information, make it possible for people to focus on that information, and get rid of all the crap that usually… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Andreessen said that "we" spent most of 1994 creating the product and making it commercial. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 In the 3 to 4 years before 1995, PCs went from a hobbyist toy to use by roughly 40 to 50 million people. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 What we realized today is that the PC is essentially a platform for data on the Internet. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 The networks in question all use TCP/IP, which was not a government standard. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 We wanted it to be useable over average modems and ordinary phone lines. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Prediction Jun 1995 Catalogs of Internet resources will be supported by advertising in the future. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 The government should be continuing to fund access for educational research. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 At the time the Internet worked fine as infrastructural device, but wasn't friendly enough for people who wanted to do interesting things. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Free software is usually more expensive in the long run for companies to use. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Networking was always the big thing. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 the change is going to be so huge that I don't feel comfortable speculating about any of the results because it's just going to be a fact… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 In a sense we're all in favor of it from an abstract point of view. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not researched Marc Andreessen Factual Jun 1995 Mainstream software companies such as Oracle now distribute software, including its database for Windows, free over the Internet. Marc Andreessen · Factual · Jun 1995 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 Sun almost singlehandedly made the Internet happen in the '80's Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable Jun 1995 It really doesn't make sense for there to be management. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · Jun 1995
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“We are incredibly fortunate to have this group of dedicated employees whose sacrifices and passion build Amazon.com.”

Jeff Bezos 21 March 1998 Jeff Bezos' Original 1997 Letter to Amazon Shareholders (About Amazon)

We are incredibly fortunate to have this group of dedicated employees whose sacrifices and passion build Amazon.com.

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