A 20 Pizzas meeting?


I did not know that idea from Bezos.

Yes, the Amazon guy.

Getting better with time like good wine.

Apparently, when organizing meetings he is a weirdoo.

And one of his weirdadas is that “if you have to order two pizzas, there are too many people in the meeting”.

Of course, he does not care about people fasting.

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The idea is that 80% of the best decisions, ideas, etc. come from the 20% of people.

So, why having to spend more money on pizzas…

Bezitos is known for saving to the penny… and the idea makes sense.

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I’ve been in many meetings in my life.

Too many.

And in most of them, there were too many people.

“To get alignment”

“To pass first hand information down”

And the rest of the crab that is used to justify to have to buy 3 and 10 pizzas in meetings.

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I’ve been in “meetings” of 30 people where only 5 spoke.

Put a dollar amount to each person.

Then multiply by 2 hours meeting.

Or worse… 4 hours meeting… preparation meeting, going in, hello, coffee, how your weekend, let’s start, let’s wrapping up, let’s look at the agendas for the impressive next meeting, etc.

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Sorry, but if you have to endure those more than 1 pizza meetings, you’re far from being free.

Or far from the top.

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At the top, things are discussed, agreed or disagreed, and then go to a great restaurant and spend lots of money in good wine.

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I could talk a lot about meetings.

As I said, I’ve been in too many, 1, 2 and 20 pizzas meetings.

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I have methods to fight in each of those meetings.

Even better, to eliminate them.

Even better… to ensure that you end drinking good wine after them.

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I could talk for hours… but best for you to go to the link below.

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