For the next episode, episode 17, we speak to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinbryar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Colin Bryar</a>, an early employee at Amazon and co-author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets/dp/1250788056" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Working Backwards: Stories and Secrets from Inside Amazon</a>. Colin joined Amazon’s leadership team in 1998 &#8211; only four years after its inception. He worked side-by-side with Jeff Bezos as his Chief of Staff (and “Shadow”) for 2 years. Colin was instrumental in bringing several Amazon businesses to life, including Kindle, Amazon Prime and Amazon Web Services. After Amazon, Colin relocated to Singapore and served as Chief Operating Officer of e-commerce giant <a href="https://redmart.lazada.sg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RedMart</a>, which was subsequently sold to Alibaba.

&#8220;Just always be curious. I love learning new things. I made a lot of mistakes but I’ve also learnt a lot. So just be curious. It&#8217;s what makes life fun.&#8221; &#8211; Colin Bryar

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Trailer for AVC17: Working Backwards with Colin Bryar

For the next episode, episode 17, we speak to Colin Bryar, an early employee at Amazon and co-author of the book Working Backwards: Stories and Secrets from Inside Amazon. Colin joined Amazon’s leadership team in 1998 &#8211; only four years after its inception. He worked side-by-side with Jeff Bezos as his Chief of Staff (and [&hellip;]