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Amazon Prime has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including My First Million. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Ethan EvansFormer Amazon vice president (Prime Video, Appstore, Twitch oversight) turned executive coach
Evans explains the $25 free-shipping threshold worked because it required buying two items, generating enough profit to cover shipping.
“$25 was this magic number that meant you had to buy two. you had to put two things in the box”
My First Million: Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 50:27
Evans says Prime began as 'Project 100', a fast-delivery program Bezos pushed to have good news for investors ahead of a weak quarter.
“Prime was originally called Project 100 because they had to figure out how to announce it and start doing it in 100 days”
My First Million: Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 48:40
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- My First Million · 1 episode
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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.