It was so inspiring to hear each one of their stories, every one of them was very different but had a common core of grit and determination to overcome various personal and social barriers. Our affinity group WoW (short for Women of the Workplace) had invited ten successful women sellers to talk about their entrepreneurial journeys. Gopal Pllai, VP, Seller Services: One of the IN Amazon moments that's stayed with me is from our first Women Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017. Gopal Pillai, with his team at Smbhav 2020
And then, throw in our hustle, the perseverance, the ‘fail fast” mental model - And these to me, are the core of Our Day One Culture! 'Thinking from the customer perspective, always' The spirit of creativity, the diversity of thought and opinion, the passion to make a difference to our customers. How many companies inspire this sentiment? Not many! I have grown as a leader, as a human being, learning from our many experiments and pilots, failing and stumbling a few times, but knowing in the process, that our culture allows us to tinker and innovate – without the fear of failure. The pace and the intensity of our business provides that adrenaline rush, something that makes me get off the bed everyday morning, excitedly telling myself – I have these so many problems to think about and solve. Nearly 7 years later, I have no regrets at all about my decision. Yet, there was something so appealing about the culture, about its widely reported relentless focus on customers, the innovations and the quality of people - It was just too enticing – something that I could not pass over.
I was told by many, including my own family – “You are taking a big career risk”. 'The pace and the intensity of our business provides that adrenaline rush'Īkhil Saxena, VP, Operations APAC/MENA/LATAM: When I resigned from my previous organization in March ’13 to join Amazon, we had not even launched in India. I vividly remember the day when the entire team could fit in one room! It has been an extraordinary journey and even after 7 years, it still feels like Day 1. On this day, back in the year 2013 went live for the first time in India.
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