Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, delivered an inspiring speech at Y Combinator's headquarters, sharing his journey of building Amazon Web Services (AWS) from scratch. Jassy detailed the development of AWS, S3, and EC2, emphasizing the importance of customer obsession and how it has driven AWS to become a $100 billion business. He also highlighted the benchmark AWS support sets for startups. His talk provided valuable insights and inspiration to the Y Combinator batch, highlighting the significance of innovation and dedication in achieving success.
It is truly remarkable how good AWS support is. I feel like I say it often, but it's a benchmark for all startups aspiring to be "customer obsessed" to see how it can turn out at scale. š
YC S24 Day 2 Andy Jessy ā Amazon CEO. (Jeff Bezos right-hand man) The story behind coming up with AWS idea, from 0 to $100bn business. https://t.co/6bW5krhpNe
Great talk with the CEO of Amazon, @ajassy and @garrytan at @ycombinator today! Awesome stories of starting AWS, S3, and EC2. Thanks for flying down to speak with our batch. https://t.co/Trg3rkKQLq