by Pete Abilla May 18, 2007I’ve worked at a few companies since Amazon and, as time passes, I’m realizing how wise Jeff Bezos really is. Despite the geeky perception, Jeff Bezos really was visionary in many, many ways. Three ways in which I believe he was absolutely visionary is in his (1) focus on the customer, (2) in the product and software development practices [...]
continue reading by Pete Abilla May 10, 2007More and more gas stations have television displays that play commercials and T.V. shows as you pump gas. While the primary motivation for these firms is to increase brand awareness through commercialization and penetration, this entertain-while-you-wait is also a manifestation of Queueing Psychology. There are a few key behavioral responses or reactions to queues, or [...]
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