Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.

Above: Amazon’s first version.

Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, insists that putting customers first since the beginning has been — and continues to be — the best competitive advantage Amazon has.

“We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’resuccessful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.”

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“Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.” – Great advice for new and existing businesses.

This is an excerpt from an excellent post by Belle Beth Cooper over at Buffer.  Read the full post here:

https://medium.com/@buffer/the-first-version-of-google-facebook-and-youtube-and-more-and-what-they-can-teach-us-about-4d804fc896f8