Comments by "" (@DiabeticGameGuy) on "I Left Amazon (not clickbait)" video.

Congratulations! I'm a fan of all your videos so I'm here for the life updates as well as the career advice. I was at Amazon from 2007 to 2011, and it changed my life. I learned more from my time at Amazon than my graduate degree from Harvard. I can't fathom how much you've learned from spending nearly 20 years in such a talent rich environment. I wish you huge amounts of success on your next chapter.
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@skyhappy Definitely not. If I hadn't gone to Harvard, I wouldn't have been equipped to work at Amazon nor would I have been able to keep up with the pace. I had always been a big fish in a small pond before Harvard, and it's easy to standout in small schools or at startups where I can be the smartest person in the room. One of my biggest lessons was to listen and learn from others. At my previous jobs, I could just spend more time and get the win. Both Amazon and Harvard really taught me the importance on knowing my strengths and trusting my peers to deliver.
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