Ep.549 ~ He Took Amazon to the Next Level Then Started a Multi-Billion Dollar Company ~ David Selinger

<p>Welcome to The Business Method’s series of interviewing 100 people that have built companies worth $1 Billion or more and our guest today falls perfectly into that category. He actually turned down Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon multiple times to spearhead the Research & Design arm of Amazon’s data-mining and personalization team. He finally folded to Bezos, later saying it was the best decision he ever made. After working with Bezos he went on to launch the $5 Billion real estate brokerage, Redfin. He then launched RichRelevance, a company that offers personalized shopping experiences for large retail brands, and recently started <a href='https://www.deepsentinel.com/'>Deep Sentinel</a>, an AI-based home security service. His name is Dave Selinger and he is joining us on the podcast today!</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">01:02     Intro</p> <p class="p1">02:09     Micro-High Performance Episodes</p> <p class="p1">02:51     Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs</p> <p class="p1">04:15     Guest Introduction</p> <p class="p1">05:15     Bulletproof Coffee</p> <p class="p1">09:01     Jeff Bezos Seeking Dave for The R&D team of Amazon</p> <p class="p1">11:29     What Drove Amazon to hire Dave?</p> <p class="p1">15:35     The Co-Invention of Amazon Advertising</p> <p class="p1">19:21     The Launch of Redfin</p> <p class="p1">19:19     Openness to Data </p> <p class="p1">28:27     The Most Dangerous Thing in a Business</p> <p class="p1">31:49     Big Founder Disagreement</p> <p class="p1">37:31     Tips in Managing Data</p> <p class="p1">43:15     Example of Why Entrepreneurs Should Focus on Problem Selection</p> <p class="p1">00:48:22  The Mindset and Type of Personalities in the Tech World</p> <p class="p1">00:57:07  Important Leadership Lesson</p> <p class="p1">01:03:07  A Regular Day with Dave</p> <p class="p1">01:10:36  Deep Sentinel an AI Security Company</p> <p class="p1">01:01:05  Learn More about Deep Sentinel on YouTube</p> <p class="p1">01:13:23  Outro</p> <p> Contact Info: <a href='https://www.de