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Jeff Bezos

There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.

Jeff Bezos

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A business can grow by either building on its existing strengths or by focusing on what customers want and adapting, even if that means gaining new abilities. Jeff Bezos uses Kindle as an example of the second approach, where the company started with customer needs and developed new skills to meet them.

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