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Leaders

Leaders

Written by: Dinesh Puppala
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Discover the secrets of history's most successful entrepreneurs on the Leaders Podcast. Every week, we delve into the biographies of these trailblazers to uncover insights you can apply to your own work. As Marc Andreessen aptly puts it: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage, etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book.Dinesh Puppala Economics
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  • Jeff Bezos
    Jun 15 2025

    Jeff Bezos: Inside the Mind of a Relentless Innovator

    Dinesh shares the top leadership lessons, bold decisions, and thinking frameworks from Jeff Bezos's incredible journey — from quitting Wall Street to building Amazon, transforming industries, and reaching for space. Discover how to apply Bezos’s mindset to your own leadership, strategy, and long-term vision.

    🎧 Full Show Notes

    (00:00) Introduction: Stepping into the mind of Jeff Bezos
    (03:12) The 2300% stat that changed everything
    (05:01) The “Regret Minimization Framework” and taking the leap
    (07:38) Leaving Wall Street for a garage startup
    (09:22) Customer obsession over competition
    (11:45) The empty chair strategy at Amazon meetings
    (13:06) Building trust through innovation
    (14:38) Lessons from “Working Backwards”
    (16:29) Failing fast: The Fire Phone flop and Alexa’s rise
    (18:07) Inventing as a core value
    (19:54) Bezos on experimentation and innovation systems
    (22:30) Long-term thinking vs short-term results
    (24:55) The 10,000-Year Clock and legacy building
    (26:41) Shareholder letters and the “Day 1” philosophy
    (28:08) Building a leadership culture with 14 Principles
    (30:01) Hiring with a behavioral blueprint
    (31:42) Recommended reads: “Invent and Wander”, “The Everything Store”, and “Amazon Unbound”
    (33:08) Blue Origin, future generations, and the road to space
    (35:05) What you can learn and apply from Bezos today
    (38:10) Practical actions: thinking big, failing better, leading deeper
    (40:01) Closing thoughts and legacy takeaways

    📚 Further Reading & Resources

    • Invent and Wander by Jeff Bezos & Walter Isaacson

    • The Everything Store by Brad Stone

    • Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone

    • Working Backwards by Colin Bryar & Bill Carr

    • Founders Podcast – Jeff Bezos episodes

    • Acquired Podcast – Amazon deep dive

    Connect with Dinesh Puppala
    🌐 Website: leaderspodcast.co
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    🐦 X (Twitter) @dineshxr
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  • Peter Theil
    Jun 8 2025

    In this episode of The Leaders Podcast, host Dinesh explores the fascinating journey of Peter Theil

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  • Jack Dorsey
    Feb 19 2025

    In this episode of The Leaders Podcast, host Dinesh explores the fascinating journey of Jack Dorsey—co-founder of Twitter and Square. From his early obsession with dispatch systems to creating two groundbreaking companies, Jack’s story is one of simplicity, constraints, and constant reinvention.

    Key Takeaways:
    Embrace Constraints – Jack thrived by working within limitations, from Twitter’s 140-character limit to Square’s minimalist design.
    Simplicity Wins – Great products strip away complexity, making them intuitive and elegant.
    Think in Systems – Understanding networks and flows shaped Jack’s vision for Twitter and Square.
    Reinvention is Key – Jack’s journey is marked by exits, returns, and new ventures—always evolving.

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