084: Brad Stone – How To Think Like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, & Steve Jobs

Episode 084: Brad Stone – How To Think Like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, & Steve Jobs Brad Stone leads a very interesting life. He has been in the room with some of the greatest visionaires of our time including: Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Marissa Mayer, and Mark Zuckerberg. We are extremely fortunate to have Molly share her message with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show. Brad Stone is the author of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller and winner of the 2013 Goldman Sachs/Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. Brad is a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek. Over the last few years, he’s authored over a dozen cover stories on companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook and the Chinese search firm Baidu. Episode 084: Brad Stone – How To Think Like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, & Steve Jobs Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Silicon Valley is a learning organism.” Some Questions I Ask: What are some common characteristics of people who have sustained excellence? Why does Jeff Bezos not allow PowerPoint presentations? How did you respond to the harsh criticism from Mackenzie Bezos? (Jeff’s wife) What is it about Jeff Bezos that sets him apart from others? What is your process for writing a book? What’s it like being in the room with Mark Zuckerberg? Does he appear to be at another level intelligence-wise? Why did Steve Jobs yell at you? What is your current relationship like with Jeff Bezos?