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“There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.” quote by Jeff Bezos
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“There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.”

Jeff Bezos

About This Quote

Source Speech: Amazon shareholder meeting, 2018

External focus can be customer or competitor oriented; internal focus can scale a company.

In simple terms: Focus outward or inward to grow.

Key Takeaway

Align focus with strategy.

Themes

strategy focus growth

Mood

analytical strategic

Type

business philosophical

When to use this quote

  • startup scaling
  • corporate strategy
  • product development

Key Concepts

business theory systems thinking

Questions to Reflect On

  • When should a company look inward?
  • How to balance external and internal focus?
A Different Perspective

Internal focus may ignore market reality.

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