Comments on: Amazon Innovation

By: Bezos on Internet Boom » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Bezos on Internet Boom » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:11:44 +0000

compares the boom to the gold rush highlighting the similarities. But then he compares the internet to the development of industry around electricity. I think he is exactly right on the internet: “there’s more innovation ahead of us than behind us.”…

By: Amazon’s Android Tablet, Kindle Fire, is Very Attractively Priced | Curious Cat Gadgets

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:31:59 +0000

[...] The Kindle Fire is another in the long list of innovations from Amazon. I am very impressed with their management, leadership and willingness to focus on the long term [...]

By: The Newest Kindle DX with New E Ink Technology | Curious Cat Gadgets

The Newest Kindle DX with New E Ink Technology | Curious Cat Gadgets — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:12:50 +0000

“Reading books, PDF, magazines, and newspaper has never been this stylish. Rotate the screen just by flipping the Kindle DX and have a landscape full width view of the display. Weighing only 18.9 ounce, the Kindle DX is the book on the go.

Get rid of bringing all loose documents and replace them with the Kindle DX. Save all files in PDF format and have access to any document you wish…”

By: Amazon Keeps Spending, Sales Growing But Not Income at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:28:34 +0000

[...] think this is due to smart choices by Amazon (I would be a bit more focused on current earnings but I understand the vision of Bezos and it is very wise and support [...]

By: Amazon Soars on Good Earnings and Projected Sales at Curious Cat Investing Blog

Amazon Soars on Good Earnings and Projected Sales at Curious Cat Investing Blog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:48:13 +0000

Free cash flow increased 98% to $1.92 billion from $0.97 billion for the trailing twelve months…

By: Curious Cat Management Blog » Jeff Bezos Goes to the Gemba

Curious Cat Management Blog » Jeff Bezos Goes to the Gemba — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:42:42 +0000

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, is working for a week in Amazon’s Kentucky distribution center. I hope, and based on his past, I believe, that he is going to learn more about how Amazon operates…

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Amazon S3 Failure Analysis

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Amazon S3 Failure Analysis — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:08:41 +0000

[...] Simple Storage Service (S3) is a service providing web hosting. The cloud computing solution has been used by many organizations successfully. However the solution has experienced some problems including failing for much of the day on July [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Amazon's Amazing Achievement

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Amazon's Amazing Achievement — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:58:11 +0000

[...] Amazon Innovation – 10 stocks for 10 years (April 2005) – 12 Stocks for 10 Years Update (June 2007) – Very Good [...]

By: Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog » Very Good Amazon Earnings

Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog » Very Good Amazon Earnings — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:57:36 +0000

[...] Wow. I have been a believer in Amazon’s long term strategy. Earnings have not been as positive as many expected (over the last few years) but I continued to believe Jeff Bezos’ long term strategy [...]

By: Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog » Is Amazon a Bargain?

Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog » Is Amazon a Bargain? — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:21:49 +0000

Amazon stocks 1 million unique products in inventory, whereas grocery stores stock roughly 50,000, and supercenters stock around 125,000. What’s more, Amazon sells out its entire inventory 14 times per year, which is more than Costco, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy, whose inventory turns are 12, eight, and eight times…