We are our choices. Build yourself a great story.
Jeff BezosRead
If you have a business model that relies on customers being misinformed, you better start working on changing your business model.
Interpretation
Businesses should prioritize transparency and truthfulness over deception and misinformation.
Jeff Bezos emphasizes the significance of ethical business practices, suggesting that relying on customers' ignorance is unsustainable. If a company's model is based on misleading information, it is imperative for that business to reassess its strategies and make necessary changes to ensure integrity and build trust with its customers.
In practice
During a business ethics seminar.
We are our choices. Build yourself a great story.
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