What Ethan Evans has said about Amazon (company)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 28, 2026
Ethan Evans, Former Amazon vice president (Prime Video, Appstore, Twitch oversight) turned executive coach, has been quoted on Amazon (company) 2 times in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on October 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Evans says Bezos repeatedly declined to enter finance, travel and other industries, generally avoiding heavily regulated or mature sectors.
“he generally tried to avoid things with lots of regulation because that slowed down his ability to do whatever he wanted”
My First Million: Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 42:24
Evans believes Bezos holds free-market views that customers should be given choice in what they buy.
“he's also very much a libertarian and a free market guy. And his viewpoint is give customers the choice”
My First Million: Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 56:33
Episodes
Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff BezosMy First Million · Oct 28, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Former Amazon VP Ethan Evans tells Shaan Puri and Sam Parr about Jeff Bezos's management style, flaws, Amazon Prime's origins, and life after Amazon.
Ethan Evans on other topics
- Organizational culture · 3 quotes
- Jeff Bezos leadership style · 3 quotes
- Amazon Prime · 2 quotes
- Executive coaching · 2 quotes
- Twitch · 2 quotes
- Leadership and Self-Deception · 1 quote
- A/B testing and web design · 1 quote
- Project selection and timing · 1 quote