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Amazon Real Estate - Insights
Anyone have insights re: Amazon's Worldwide Transaction Associate/Manager openings?
AMAZON vs BCG
I've worked in the AdTech and MarTech industries for more than 10 years. I am a tier 2 middle manager(Tech) at a product firm in Europe. I have two offers: A > Senior Solution Architect with AWS. B > Expert Consultant with BCG. Which one should I pick for long-term growth?
Switch to Industrial RE
My company announced a new area of real estate we will be investing in - Industrial, with a focus on distribution centers with single tenant leases in place. 100% of my experience is in MF so I have practically no knowledge of the industrial segment. My question is what are the best educational...
Amazon AFRP BU?
Hi, has anybody done the Amazon AFRP (financial rotational program) with their Business Unit? Can anyone speak to their experience, career trajectory/exit ops, etc?
Fresh grad with an offer from Amazon and PwC Deals.
Hi! I am a fresh grad and recently got an offer from Amazon and PwC Deals. I am having a little trouble choosing which offer to take, and so any kind of advice I would like to hear from you. For more details of the offers, L4 as a Business Intelligence Engineer for Finance team. The work I would be...
Tier 2 Consulting vs Amazon Post-MBA
I have two offers for post-MBA that I am trying to decide between. What would be the best in terms of exit opportunities? My ultimate goal would be to have a high-level role in industry (Director+) or move into a strategy / biz ops role in big tech (probably not Amazon). Option 1: Tier 2 Consulting...
Big Tech --> VC/Growth advice
Hi WSO - I've worked in big tech (think FAMGA) since graduation ('17). Went to a top 10 US UG, currently working in product, was previously in corporate strategy (got to work on an acquisition in 2019). I would like to transition to the investment side for my next role; ideally in early stage VC,...
Amazon AFRP vs Capital One FRP (Undergrad)
I know everyone praises the Capital One Finance Rotation Program as a great career starter and an opportunity that can lead to other options such as consulting or a top MBA. There also seems to be many more finance related rotations in the program. However, the Amazon Finance Rotation Program is...
Anyone thinking of jumping ship to ride the tech wave?
So with market demand being so low and the tech "bubble" building a stronger and stronger presence, have you thought about jumping ship to work for any of the tech companies temporarily? People with a big name on the resume and some technical skills and great wits may be able to land a role in the...
From Deloitte S&O to KAM role at FAANG: good exit?
Hi all, After 2 years as a consultant at S&O, I would now like to exit into tech I have a friend of mine that can refer me at AWS, and that advised me to apply to an Account Manager role in order to get a different business perspective, that could help me in my career evolution What do you think?...
Me Ki Gai: Book Launch by Serial Entrepreneur Atul Khekade, Aiming for Job Creation and Entrepreneurship for Hard-Hit MSMEs.
MUMBAI, India, June 23, 2020,/WSO/ -- As the world is battling with mounting job losses and MSME closures, serial entrepreneur Atul Khekade launches his first fiction novel Me Ki Gai, inspiring entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs with the principles of the Japanese concepts of ikigai and financial...
Amazon- AWS Intern/ FT
I am interested in learning more about what the experience is like interning at Amazon/ tech companies. Recently Amazon has been actively acquiring companies and they will be a company of success long-term. Has anyone worked there or know of anyone in the business roles at Amazon?
PayPal Finance Intern vs. Amazon Business Unit Finance Intern
Pay and benefits are comparable, roles are similar. (SUMMER 2020) Amazon (Seattle HQ) – finance intern on tech team PayPal (San Jose) – TPX (technology platform and experience) finance intern Open to hearing any and all opinions, comments, thoughts, questions!
Amazon Pulls out of NYC
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon is pulling out of New York. Amazon does not plan to find a new location to replace the New York City campus, opting to only stay in Virginia, which is a bit of a win for DC. Thoughts?
Amazon ditches NYC
https://poetsandquants.com/2019/02/14/amazon-hq2-… Any chance Charlotte can get Amazon?
Sanders introduces tax on low wage employers - He even called it the BEZOS ACT!
From CNBC: "The bill, pointedly called the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies, or BEZOS, Act, is aimed at shaming companies like Amazon and Walmart, whose workers rely on public assistance."
Jeff Bezos: Secrets to Success
Jeff Bezos gave an interview where he outlined his 4 keys to success.. Chooisng the Right Partner Here Jeff is talking about his wife Mackenzie. I wanted someone who could get me out of a third-world prison I like this one, and I don't think it even applies to a partner. I think just surrounding...
Amazon is Eyeing the Banking Industry: Here is how Amazon is planning to break into Wall Street...
Amazon is a just retail/tech company, right? According to this article, it looks like finance is the next stop for Amazon: Amazon.com Inc. AMZN is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. about building a checking-account-like product the e-commerce giant could offer its customers,...
Amazon is getting into the pharmacy business
Amazon (AMZN) just announced the acquisition of PillPack, an online pharmacy that offers pre-sorted doses of medications and home delivery. The deal is expected to be closed during 2H 2018. Terms of the deal are not disclosed. CVS &MCK down 7% already. Any thought?
Amazon's loss is Walmart's gain
Is everyone happy with the recent tax reforms announced by the Federal Government - ya it was a kind of mix bag. Now, the Supreme Court has pitched in to boost states' tax revenue by squeezing e-commerce firms. And, the market reaction was quick - Amazon stock plunged, while Walmart gained......
Will Fintech Be The Future Of Banking?
"Watch out, big banks. Silicon Valley is targeting finance as the next industry ripe for disruption." Here is an interesting article that summarizes how tech companies have lately been pushing to enter the financial sector: [quote] Apple (AAPL) is reportedly on the verge of launching a joint credit...
Has Anyone Paid for L2 Research? (Founded by Scott Galloway)
Has anyone been a client of L2 Research? I love their videos and free content on brands and consumer trends and was contemplating being a paying client of theirs for deeper insights (I'm in consumer VC so it's directly relevant). If anyone has experience being a paying user of theirs I would love to...
Huge Healthcare M&A Deal announced
It seems as if Amazon has its hands in every cookie jar, healthcare is only just one of those jars. Ever since Amazon acquired wholesale pharmacy licenses, the healthcare industry has been on high alert. One example of this is CVS (the drugstore giant) buying Aetna (one of the biggest health...
MBA internship -> VC or Amazon to get to MBB?
I'm a 1st year MBA at a non-target top 25 school. I have offers for Amazon 's FLDP and a couple local VC firms. I want to recruit/network for MBB in the fall. Which internship would help me the most at getting an MBB offer?
Amazon: $1trn by 2020E?
Great video: Galloway: Amazon Will Be Broken Up predicting that Amazon will be a $1trn company by 2020E, at which point it will be broken up. Thoughts?
Amazon's Controversial Patent
With the big news that Amazon is acquiring Whole Foods, this article regarding their latest patent is getting no love. The patent titled "Physical store online shopping control", is quite an interesting one that got approved. It general it; details a system that would prevent customers from...
Is Amazon Going Against Their Core Business?
Over the past month Amazon has opened 6 brick and mortar stores across the US. The stores are titled Amazon Books and seem to be a modern twist on the traditional book store. They are using these locations to push Amazon Prime and to promote the discoverability of new items, which their website...
Amazon: Next Big Healthcare Player..?
Jeff Bezos is redirecting Amazon to head back into the healthcare sector, as a distributor for prescription-drugs. This, however, poses a plethora of obstacles such as licensing, third parties (health insurers), and so on. Many health-care industry officials and advisers believe Amazon, if it opted...
Amazon: Business Analyst (full-time)
I'm a senior and am interested in a number of different industries (don't have my heart set on any one thing). While I've mostly been looking for corporate strategy rotational programs, I saw that Amazon is recruiting for a straight-up full-time business analyst role at my university. The group...
Amazon vs. Ticketmaster
Read here about Amazons new plan and strategy to becoming a ticket vendor. Amazon is planning to partner up with US venue owners to begin selling sporting event and concert tickets. This will hopefully play to end Ticketmaster's monopoly over the indsutry. We all hate the ticketmaster fees, so...
Books are back because Amazon likes them
Do you guys read hardcopies still or more on iPad/Kindle? Good article in the FT: [quote]Ten years ago, as Jeff Bezos launched the Kindle ereader in New York, he declared that “the book is so highly evolved and so suited to its task that it’s very hard to displace”. Amazon’s founder was...
Let's Talk About Amazon
With the news of Jeff Bezos passing Bill Gates for richest person , I wanted to start a discussion about Amazon. Amazon is a stock I've always struggled with. I'm an older millenial, so my finance career didn't start in earnest until the financial crisis, so while I've had chances to invest in AMZN...
Nike strategic new partnership with Amazon
For a long time Nike has ignored Amazon , this may be in part due to it wanting to protect it's brand and strict inventory controls. However now, it seems Amazon has gotten too big for Nike to ignore. According to an article by Business Insider; Nike will begin selling some products on Amazon next...
Amazon Antitrust Challenge Inevitable?
By definition, U.S. antitrust law exists to promote competition under the thought that competition benefits consumers. As much as lower prices do benefit consumers, at what point does it start to have a negative effect on the economy? First off, right now no one can raise prices with Bezos committed...
Q&A - I worked on the Amazon / Whole Foods acquisition
Hi WSO! Since the Amazon/Whole Foods acquisition seems to be the "hot topic of the day", I figured I'd help pay back the community for all the guidance and advice I've received from this forum over the many years. I am one of the employees with direct insight into the Amazon / Whole Foods deal when...
Roku vs. Apple TV vs. Amaazon Firestick
Any opinions on Roku vs Amazon Fire Stick vs Apple TV? Would like pro/cons on the three before committing to one
Amazon brings live broadcasting to Europe
Seems like everyday, more and more companies are finding new ways to attract cable users. Now it's Amazon's turn to be in the news. As stated in this article; For the first time, Prime members in the UK and Germany will be able to choose to watch premium TV channels without having to sign up to a...
Amazon Will Now Stream Thursday Night Football, Replacing Twitter
Just another day and another win for Amazon and Jeff Bezos. Also, another loss for Twitter. Amazon Prime members will be able to live stream TNF games through the platform, according to ESPN.
Will a hiring spree help the economy as expected?
Amazon has announced a hiring spree that will employ around 100,000 in the next 18 months. Big companies like IBM and Ford plan to follow. Yet, although a hiring spree sounds like a positive action, especially for Trump's agenda of creating more American jobs, it might not help the economy as...
Amazon vs. Oracle
I have 2 offers: Oracle's Business Development Rep and Amazon 's Brand Specialist (Product Manager). I have graduated from a target school. Which one should I go for if I want to pursue an MBA in 3-4 years and then potentially break into MBB Management Consulting ? The pay at Amazon for first 2...
Parthenon-EY vs. Accenture Strategy vs. PepsiCo Strategy vs. Amazon Sr. Product Manager (All NY opportunities)
All, looking for an assessment comparing any of the following post-MBA opps - Parthenon-EY vs. Accenture Strategy vs. PepsiCo Strategy vs. Amazon Sr. Product Manager (All NY opportunities). Thanks in advance!
Amazon or Walmart to MBB?
Recent graduate here from a non-target program. Amazon Fulfillment: Area Manager Career Path: Area Manager (~2 yrs) -> Operations Manager (~2 yrs) Walmart Home Office: Graduate Program (Rotational) Career Path: Associate (1 yr) -> Associate Manager (1yr) -> Manager (~2yrs) Which will best position...
Financial Analyst at Amazon?
Hi, I'm going to be starting a job as an entry level Financial analyst at Amazon pretty soon and I was just wondering what exactly this job would entail, in terms of day to day duties/projects/skills need? I have had zero experience working in corporate finance before this, so any advice would be...
Alphabet (Google), Amazon and Microsoft killing reports for Q3
GOOG(L), AMZN, MSFT all reported today after market hours (links inside the post). Alphabet and Amazon beat the estimates in both earnings and revenues while Microsoft beat the EPS estimates. Where do you guys see the large cap tech going towards the end of 2015? Do you think such spectacular growth...
Drones are taking over
Drones are not just for military use anymore. They're available to everyone, and have provided views and vistas we've never seen before. The best thing about them: mobility . They can just get anywhere. Military, spying, creating amazing footage, agriculture, construction, delivery, surveillance –...
NorthSider's Semi-Regular, Curated Linkwrap - November 2014
All too often lately, it seems, I am behind on replying to private messages. Though it is my sincerest intention to follow up on each item in my backlog, there is one question I receive more than all others: Which newspapers, blogs, periodicals, books, editorialists, academics, etc. do you follow?...
Google v Amazon v Accenture offers
I'm currently a senior in undergrad, finishing up in a few months. I've been interested in consulting for quite some time. Interviewed with several top firms in sep/Oct but didn't receive any offers so I thought my shot at consulting was done. Recently interviewed with several tech companies, Amazon...
How Much Would They Have to Pay You to Quit?
You know you're at the top of your game as a corporation when you can offer your employees thousands of dollars to quit and you still have a workforce a week later. But that's just what Amazon is doing : they're offering warehouse employees up to $5,000 just to walk out the door - not because the...
Amazon Visa
Thoughts? Just applied. Get a $30 Amazon.com Gift Card* instantly upon credit card approval Earn 3% Back at Amazon.com † Earn 2% Back at gas stations, restaurants and drugstores† Earn 1% Back on all other purchases† No annual fee‡ I spend more on Amazon than anywhere, so 3%, fuck yeah
Is Jeff Bezos the "new" Steve Jobs?
Call me crazy, but the amount of disruption that Amazon has caused in global business leads me to believe that Bezos has now taken over the "innovator" throne with the passing of Steve Jobs. Amazon has announced its intentions to delivery packages via drone for customers that need something as fast...
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