傑夫·貝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）：畢業於普林斯頓大學，互聯網巨頭亞馬遜公司創始人、董事長兼CEO，華盛頓郵報大股東之一。他於1995年創辦亞馬遜公司並於2年後帶領公司成功上市。2018年以1120億美元財富，成為有史以來最富有的人，2018~2021連續四年成為世界首富，2021年以1770億美元財富位列福布斯富豪榜第1名。

沃爾特·艾薩剋森：阿斯彭研究所（Aspen Institute）執行總裁，曾任有綫新聞電視網（CNN）主席和《時代》（Time）周刊總編。他的著作有《史蒂夫·喬布斯傳》《富蘭剋林傳》和《基辛格傳》等。

In Jeff Bezos’s own words, the core principles and philosophy that have guided him in creating, building, and leading Amazon and Blue Origin.

In this collection of Jeff Bezos’s writings—his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas—you’ll gain an insider’s view of the why and how of his success.

Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.

Written in a direct, down-to-earth style, Invent and Wander offers readers a master class in business values, strategy, and execution:

The importance of a Day 1 mindset

Why “it’s all about the long term”

What it really means to be customer obsessed

How to start new businesses and create significant organic growth in an already successful company

Why culture is an imperative

How a willingness to fail is closely connected to innovation

What the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us

Each insight offers new ways of thinking through today’s challenges—and more importantly, tomorrow’s—and the never-ending urgency of striving ahead, never resting on one’s laurels. Everyone from CEOs of the Fortune 100 to entrepreneurs just setting up shop to the millions who use Amazon’s products and services in their homes or businesses will come to understand the principles that have driven the success of one of the most important innovators of our time.