Amazon vs PayPal

Published by Yana on

I wrote this comparison between Amazon and PayPal in 2014, but funnily enough, it might still be  almost accurate (but treat this with a huge degree of irony, please 🙂 )

        

Meeting style Too many aggressively opinionated people To many politely indecisive people
Attitude to PowerPoint Only during your first two weeks and only by former consultants Everywhere
Important to demonstrate to get hired Bias for action, ownership, dive deep into details Collaboration, tact, dive deep into details
How they view competition? Do not obsess about   competitors, obsess about customers, even if you have to leave the money on the table Compete fiercely, even if you have to leave the money on the table
Troubles in Europe Tax and competition authorities, too low prices Financial regulators, too high prices
Latest cool thing Drones Consumer credit
Attitude to budgeting Think big, budget is an inspirational document Think hedging, budget is an accounting document
How to motivate people? Healthy competition among colleagues is the best motivator Everyone should feel their opinion is important, collaboration is key
Comp & Ben Very high proportion of RSUs Balanced package
Company core Technology, security and customer experience Technology, security and customer
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