Greg Nelson

President - Ecommerce @RealTruck, previous @Staples, @Amazon, @Adobe, @Groupon, @BestBuy. Opinions and retweets are my own!

[Greg Nelson @gnels]

@FaisMasud Reminds me not only of the webstore fail, but also Fire Phone. Amazon following the wins of others (and not leading in their own unique way) has led to some painful and expensive lessons...

[Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh]

On decision making—and key reason why startups can beat incumbents

IF there‘s a chain of command (+ path dependence) requiring serial consent: “Yes” > “yes” > “yes”—
—THEN a single “NO” kills a new idea

BUT if 19 VCs say no, 1 VC saying “yes” launches it.

Bezos nails it here:

[Green Bay Packers @packers]

Mood. #GoPackGo

[Green Bay Packers @packers]

NFC NORTH CHAMPIONS! 🏆

#GoPackGo

[Green Bay Packers @packers]

#Packers win!

#GBvsPHI #GoPackGo

[Faisal Masud @FaisMasud]

Staples Delivers Better-Than-Expected Q1 Results, Guidance Meet Estimates https://t.co/bXtgumiaPp via @YahooFinance

[Faisal Masud @FaisMasud]

Staples customers are increasingly turning to Messenger to interact with our brand, and by adding these... https://t.co/9ukJlOIeUA

[Faisal Masud @FaisMasud]

Office Supply Rap https://t.co/d2Lk3KTxOv

[modest proposal @modestproposal1]

"Retailing is a tough business" - Buffett 1996

[Lauren Claire Sewell @LaurenSewell14]

this legend birthed me

[Product Hunt 😸 @ProductHunt]

The Tesla Model Xmas Show: This is all being done by the car itself with no special mods. Enjoy! 🎉💥🚘⚡️
https://t.co/cwJk2ltgKu

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

High res video of landing from the helo https://t.co/G0Yq2V5J3m

[Rolfe Winkler @RolfeWinkler]

Shout out for @AdGooroo -- they estimate Jet spent $11m on Google ads in Oct. Sources told me was just short of $10m https://t.co/iqMbclTCs5

[Faisal Masud @FaisMasud]

Walmart's+entire+business+model+is+crumbling http://t.co/9E4QOE28zR

[Boomerang Commerce @boomerangcommer]

Great article by @WSJ: Retailing’s once powerful chief merchants are losing out to algorithms http://t.co/eg2Qa4i2uZ @SuzanneKapner

[Faisal Masud @FaisMasud]

http://t.co/6QBfx0gNyd

[Ian Leslie @mrianleslie]

The strategy drawing Walt Disney gave to investors https://t.co/8Z79nNmFOr

[Forbes @Forbes]

Restaurant magnate Danny Meyer on customer service, leadership and the right way to be greedy http://t.co/DDBlTmCFRd