Amazon.com President and CEO Andy Jassy | Full Interview | Code 2022

Amazon.com President and CEO Andy Jassy sits down with Kara Swisher at the 2022 Code Conference.
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[@anthonyleonard]

Thank you for the overview of Amazon's current issues and future initiatives! As an Amazon Prime customer and AWS customer, this interview left me even more confident in my decision to use Amazon for much of my shopping, entertainment, and web services. I don't speak for Amazon on this platform; my opinions are my own.

[@liftingmysoul]

I’ve been watching these interviews bc of the plp they interview, but her style of interviewing is just out of bounds

[@stwtn]

What an abrasive interviewer

[@bob-bu1dh]

Kara Swisher is a hack

[@thinc4444]

That’s her schtick

[@jeevaguru]

True

[@poulticegeist]

This was nothing compared to her body language and absolute disrespect for Sundar

[@PeterB_California]

So well done with balanced insight and humility

[@rg7056]

Andy was wonderful 🎉🎉🎉

[@danielhull9079]

Was hoping to hear some news on the AWS and Blackberry IVY partnership.

[@prathameshdatar5565]

Andy handled it so well. What a rude host

[@Kotakuchan15]

are you paid. search up jfk8

[@prathameshdatar5565]

@@Kotakuchan15 why would i be paid?

[@Kotakuchan15]

@@prathameshdatar5565 sure she could’ve been I’ll mannered but we’re talking about subject that is still ongoing. Jfk8 got caught on fire from yesterday

[@sgarlanka]

To interview a CEO of Amazon or any large company the host should have basic business skills & understanding. This lady doesn’t have either other than asking written questions.

[@BookClubDisaster]

It's a journalist's job to ask hard questions, not to be a cheerleader.

[@PunPryde]

"The Bubbles" 😂

[@hunterlueck7879]

I can not stand Kara, she failed as an interviewer. I think Andy did an amazing job defending Amazon and presenting there case.

[@jordanbaumgart7173]

he sounds exactly like Michael Scott

[@andre-le-bone-aparte]

@43:36 - This is exactly why STEM degrees keep getting paid so much. Seems like people would rather be internet "famous" than put in the time for a degree.

[@dlemos5567]

Private label is king at Costco….

[@bobby-hg9hs]

ANDY ❤❤❤

[@Church6633]

In the current structure, they can just drop 10,000 people before Christmas like it's nothing.

[@jesuisrobert808]

These big tech companies can help themselves by granting money to public education for foundational education. Reading, writing, arithmetic

[@robm2681]

Public education is a failure. Just make school choice a thing, give every kid a voucher and let families choose the best school for themselves like most countries do.

[@jesuisrobert808]

@@robm2681 or you can do like Singapore which has the best school system in the world. We need demand the best and pay much better for top notch teachers. The problem with your idea is that the schools that are let's say okay and with limited resources give those neighborhood no choice for good education or they have to drive very far. I never understood why you would pay so little for people that teach your most valuable asset, your kids. Why do people work and struggle? Family

[@robm2681]

@@jesuisrobert808 lol. Pay so little?? Teachers in the US, on average, make like $65k and they only work 9 months out of the year. And using Singapore is dumb because their country is the size of a city.

[@jesuisrobert808]

@@robm2681 where are you getting 65k? Singapore is a city state. Singapore also pays their government workers very well to get competent government. China even copies them, which by your argument is a large country implementing a city state. Why can't you use Singapore when comparing to a school district or system? Have you been outside America before you throw stones at credible alternatives?

[@zakmiltan]

Since this guy in charge As prime member I don't get it Why this guy had to destroy amazon good delivery service and the return service 10 times in the row I ve got delayed my items In one word I would not recommend amazon prime membership because you get treated like you don't have one

[@JCgus]

would you not to interrupt Andy talk? thank you.

[@miguelbreton6723]

It is funny how amazon cant sale its own brand, but all the grocery stores are doing it.

[@vaidykrishnan]

The thing about Kara is she knows shes being rude, but Andy and she have a good relationship so theres also the understanding that this is just banter...

[@michamcr]

34:09

[@evankunkle6602]

I Think Jan Swisher Not Rude....I Understand Video

[@soundofmoney6125]

Andy is a class act. The lady is such a horrible rude interviewer.

[@MuzhiLi]

"I am smarter than you" "don't respond, I know that"

[@mikburg]

Because she's asking tough questions that make you and Andy uncomfortable?

[@vimalcurio]

@@mikburgnah she asks stupid questions

[@hughesmatt0318]

"The lady" has been interviewing tech CEOs for like 20 years. Maybe it's the familiarity with her subjects comes off as disrespectful but I don't think they see it as such. They know her and know what they are getting when they sign up for this interview.

[@mikburg]

​@@vimalcurio can you give an example? Warning, you might actually have to watch the interview.

[@ColPKing]

Well I hope Jassy does a better job in directing Amazon and overseeing the Customer Service Dept. Because when one files complaint after complaint of NOT getting the items they order due to the fact that Amazon Drivers are allowed to "Pre-Deliver" the package on still on their trucks or that they dropped on th streets outside of building unattended and report them as being delivered to the customer. Making Customers lives can not be made easier when Customer Service Supervisors tell customers to Call the Police and file a report in order to get their refund from a package that was never delivered. Instead of calling the Amazon Distribution Center and demand that the director in charge of that center have those drivers re-trained to follow company Policies. Asking customers to file a false Police report is a Felony, for over a year the driver from the Hyattsville Md. center has been dropping containers of customer packages outside of the Apt. building or just dropping the containers in the lobby and getting back into his truck and taking off. Causing the building mgr to call Amazon to have someone come back and deliver the packages that where NOT delivered. For me I canceled my Account and will use Wal-Mart or just go back to the old way and do my own shopping at the Brick and Mortar Stores I can get better deals and the items I want the very same day.

[@tinman3586]

Well they just laid-off tons of people.

[@chancycat9822]

I person don't see why people like Amazon so much anymore, and maybe Jassy is a nice person and all but he he's no CEO no way! And I'm about this - far from cancelling my account account completely!

[@ColPKing]

I agree jazzy is only there for the salary, he is not smart enough to run a mom and pop store let alone a corporation

[@chancycat9822]

@@ColPKing Hahaha! You're exactly right! I mean I've never seen some one so as incredibly stupid more then Andy Jassy... and you know I don't see this guy running a mom and pop's store much less a huge corporation like Amazon! 🤣🤣

[@chrismullarkey3181]

Why is Al Franken interviewing Andy Jassy?

[@marioalvarez5288]

i like Kara's shirt! great interview

[@uzairqarni7782]

Andy's comments about what doctors want was really off-base. They get into it to make money and help people, in that order. Doctors want to charge for 30 minutes and only spend 5. That's how the industry works currently.

[@kidschannel3019]

Monopolists always try to show they are not a monopoly. Andy mentioned that they are just 1% of world retail but doesn’t mention they have 50% market share in US ❤.

[@robm2681]

No they don't. They have 50% of ecommerce market share. Not all of retail. And they're slowly losing that. Walmart is actually a larger retailer than Amazon.

[@brayckner]

Cough cough* AWS Exist

[@robm2681]

@@brayckner How does AWS force you to shop on Amazon?

[@wynton921]

Come on, people. Thin Skin don’t win. She’s a great journalist who does her homework! She’s very informed and that’s what I appreciate the most…

[@ghostpos]

I think people don't get that she's trying to get to the truth. I guess that's abrasive but these are big boys they can handle it lol.

[@karthiklakshmi]

Totally agree.. I mean these boys make enough money for high quality therapy with a happy ending if needed.

[@vimalcurio]

She doesn't ask good questions tho. I thought it was about technology but she asks political questions more.

[@vimalcurio]

@@karthiklakshmi bakh budbak

[@wynton921]

@@vimalcurio those political questions are relevant because if certain laws are passed, Amazon will no longer be a monopoly. That's what this is about. They have an unfair advantage by white-labeling products. It could all end within 3 years. Get more informed on the laws, and your business will never be unprepared for market shifts because you'll already have a strategy in place to deal with what ever changes come your way. Amazon does not have a plan for Fair Market regulations.

[@mrpaddingtonn]

Kara is an amazing interviewer with decades of experience. But today, she’s a bit hostile and unnecessarily rough with him. Not sure why.

[@rachelmaechel]

Not trying to start an argument, I do respect what you're saying. (But) I thought this was a great back and fourth between KS and AJ. Anything softer would be boring and likely wouldn't have learned as much either. Do you feel Kara Swisher was disrespectful in some way?

[@mrpaddingtonn]

Not disrespectful but for me, the interview was a bit rough. Granted AJ is a bit dull in interviews. She was scrambling her notes while he was answering looking at the horizon. She started by belittling a bit as operating under Bezos’ shadow. Two times in two minutes. No good information came out of it.

[@rachelmaechel]

@@mrpaddingtonn Ya I hear you. Maybe a little passive aggressive at times too. It didn't seem like AJ was bothered by her much, or he just handled it really well.

[@rubic0n2008]

@@mrpaddingtonn belittling?? She was empathetic to how tough that would be...I think you missed the point of the idea.. it was framed from empathy.

[@elizarandall]

So interesting: as a former One Medical patient/subscriber who became increasingly disappointed with their care provision and the way they treated their doctors and other staff and how this translated into increasingly less satisfactory care for the patients, the comment about their acquisition of One Medical and all the marketeering talk was just spin, not reality. I fear for the further corporatization of medicine. This only underscored my concerns.

[@robm2681]

Fear for the corporatization of medicine??? The problem with medicine is companies aren't involved enough. Amazon has made shopping extremely cheap, easy, and convenient for its customers. Medicine desperately needs these big tech companies to make up more of the industry.

[@jameswhitner2720]

Can I use my business to make some cash

[@VRM983]

Complete bullshit, I'm a multimillion dollar Amazon seller. We have the best selling products in a certain category a few times a year and we never manage to reach the top four organic positions. It's all Amazon private label products or other brands sold by Amazon. Also, Amazon lets their private label listings in this category go down in rank during the year and then once Q4 gets closer they miraculously get multiple spots in the search pages for just one listing and within a few weeks they rise back to the top and become the best selling listing in the entire category. Like clockwork for the past five years. FTC contact us.

[@negochristian1]

Hello. This is "FTC". Helloooo! Hi! 👋

[@teddmented]

I’d expect that

[@BookClubDisaster]

This guy comes off terribly. Not saying Bezos was an angel but like so many founder CEO's, he had this almost messianic charisma. Bezos, Gates, Jobs--they all seemed to have genuinely believed they were making the world a better place. Quixotic as that quest might be, it's not a bad trait in a leader. Their replacements are always stiff, corporate empty suits by comparison.

[@jeffg.9360]

She was downright rude at times...I'd be surprised if Jassy gives her another interview in the future. It's just little things like her talking about their new headquarters architecture, wtf?

[@justin78517]

Not sure why this lady still has her job.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Drink every time he says compelling.

[@flappospammo]

The interviewer from hell .

[@Households1234]

She is the worst!

[@vimalcurio]

@FREAQU bakh budbak

[@keeranmnc1605]

Why are his mannerisms so similar to Jeff's. It's uncanny.

[@wynton921]

No neck twitch though…

[@steee_lo_]

Think they got her name wrong. I don’t think it’s Kara. Think she’s a “Karen.”

[@7jahson]

Wanted to finish this interview while reading & coffee Saturday morning @ 7:59. Wasn't looking at the screen but the interviewer became to obnoxious and abrupt.

[@shanenolan85]

@ 10:52

[@ayiska57]

Garbage CEO, bring Jeff Bezos back please. The stock price is down over 55% from all time highs.

[@andywatts]

They may as well interview Alexa. Every answer was a pivot to media talking points. Boring.

[@ishtiaquebari8948]

Media talking points? What do you mean?

[@icebergvishnu]

my channel has healthy content

[@doradobrogo]

She is insufferable

[@Households1234]

The interview lady is rude and angry and should be fired. She asks a question and then interrupts again and again. Get rid of this ultra negative person please,

[@AllThisPower]

That lady is Kara Swisher. Good luck attempting to fire her, she's one of the founders of Recode. Her journalistic style is abrasive, but it's actually fine to have a few like Swisher that isn't acquiescent to these leaders.

[@Basu770]

@@AllThisPower She's aggressively acquiescent to every whim of the Democratic Party lunatics

[@alexandermarcek1096]

@@AllThisPower yes she is abrasive as her personality and character…she is not an inspiring personality of a jounalist…but that seem to be a standard in this industry…to be a painful is viewed as critical and the only way to learn…not sure I like it; then perhaps the rise of podcast stars such as J. Rogan make sence in light of this

[@AllThisPower]

@@alexandermarcek1096 Yeah, she's not going to appeal to everyone.

[@AllThisPower]

@@Basu770 Perhaps.

[@jameshou]

This interviewer is so rude and woke, it was a pain to watch. Luckily Andy answered all the questions intelligently and calmly.

[@josianenagito6072]

Andy Jassy Calendar is not adding up ! Started 1 year ago ! But talk 2 years ago ! Steve Jobs brother Or cadena of something way back !!!!!!! Explain.

[@meamzcs]

Lol. He has been CEO of AWS for literal decades..

[@reflections9234]

Too uptight and on the message corporate non conversation.

[@baybae92]

I love Kara for holding these billionaires to power. These people are evil.

[@sireddiecook3866]

This guy wouldn’t be a VP in Steve Jobs’ world.

[@shawnabid9327]

Andy is just a beta weaker version of Jeff lmao …. Both are greedy ag and still think of workers are lesser beings 😅

[@wynton921]

31:47 😂the look of distain… he’s weak and out of touch. This might be the most he’s been publicly challenged since taking the CEO job. I think it’s really important to stay grounded as a leader. But I also get the feeling like this guy knows it could all unravel quickly once fair market regulations are implemented… Maybe Amazon isn’t as smart as we thought - because a retail business built on sand will inevitably fail.

[@Luztr3]

Amazon is not built on sand. It’s built on customer loyalty. Which is a very strong foundation.

[@wynton921]

This guy is definitely out of touch and defending an older world… Amazon will be disrupted AFTER fair market regulations have been initiated.

[@robm2681]

No they won't. Regulations benefit giant companies because startups struggle to afford following them.

[@wynton921]

@@robm2681 Start-ups tend to disrupt larger companies based on the business environment they enter. At a certain point, Amazon stopped innovating and began focusing on acquisitions. This is what leads to a monopoly in the market. Regulations placed on white-labeling product will unlock forms of competition that Amazon cannot defeat.

[@robm2681]

@@wynton921 Everyone will still be shopping on Amazon. Even if Amazon can't sell its own private labels, neither can anyone else. They'll just stay the largest online shopping marketplace.

[@wynton921]

@@robm2681 "neither can anyone else"? You mean, on the basis that Amazon decides the market? What do you know about Futurism? The worst prediction to make is that things will stay the same.

[@dennissullivan2518]

Who is this rude interviewer?

[@gregtowne5766]

Kara Swisher is such a poor orator and interviewer. I do wish she would take a breath and formulate her words so these flow smoother.

[@brego38]

Bad interviewer. She could have been more productive.