Building the Everything Store: Amazon’s Cycles of Creativity and Circles of Destruction

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In just 20 years, Amazon has grown from an online startup focusing on selling books, to a devastating multi-platform, multi-industry technological disruptor, predicted to be worth $3 trillion by 2026.

The European Business Review: June / July 2016

In just 20 years, Amazon has grown from an online startup focusing on selling books, to a devastating multi-platform, multi-industry technological disruptor, predicted to be worth $3 trillion by 2026.

In his latest article, Sean describes how the company is using its massive R&D fund to create a virtuous cycle of technological innovation that is outpacing Google, Facebook and Apple combined. Jeff Bezos’ goal of creating the “Everything Store” is nearing fruition, meaning that competitors – and nations – are now facing a relentless monopolistic giant, one that is aiming to control every aspect of the future global value chain.

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Sean CuleyBusiness Transformation Expert (SCOR-P, FCILT)

Sean Culey (SCOR-P, FCILT) is a global keynote speaker on the topic of disruptive technologies and their impact on businesses, the economy and society. He is the author of 'Transition Point', a detailed look at the causes of technological disruption and the impact it has had on our society, and how the current wave of technological change - from robotics to AI - will completely disrupt our business models, economy and society at large.  Sean is also the author of numerous articles published in magazines such as Forbes, The World Financial Review and The European Business Review.

 

Sean is an expert at helping companies develop and deliver new customer centric business models, and he advises supply chain leaders on how to align their organisation to ensure they are executed successfully. He has 25 years of experience including six years as CEO of business consultancy ‘SEVEN’, and a decade working for Cadbury Schweppes, where he was the Global Design Authority on what was the world’s largest SAP implementation. He has developed a series of masterclasses about Disruptive Technologies and how companies can create new business models to exploit them.

 

Sean is also Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University and a Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT). He is also the UK’s only certified SCOR Master Instructor and a futurist for IBM Watson.

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