{"id":13211,"date":"2013-12-17T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T06:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=13211"},"modified":"2013-12-17T07:32:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T06:32:27","slug":"insights-for-entrepreneurs-from-amazons-drone-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/insights-for-entrepreneurs-from-amazons-drone-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights for Entrepreneurs from Amazon’s Drone Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since CEO Jeff Bezos\u2019s 60 minutes showcase of Amazon\u2019s unmanned drone delivery service, many have written the interview off as just another PR stunt to boost holiday sales. Considering the technology is estimated to be over a decade away, the doubters are most likely correct. When digging deeper though, Bezos\u2019s latest octocopter obsession illuminates Amazon\u2019s purpose perfectly, becoming the largest retailer on the planet (and not just online).<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, these droning delivery men also reveal what Amazon believes to be their core hurdle in achieving this goal: competing with local brick and mortar retailers who also sell 95% of Amazon\u2019s products. To combat this, Amazon has spent billions of dollars building Amazon Prime (guaranteed 2-Day delivery), purchased numerous urban locker shipping companies to circumvent the \u201cI wasn\u2019t home for my package\u201d problem, and even brokered a deal with the US Postal Service to begin delivery on Sundays.<\/p>\n

This intense focus and spending begs the question though: Do Amazon shoppers truly value and care about receiving their items almost immediately? \u00a0Insights for Entrepreneurs from Amazon’s Drone Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Since CEO Jeff Bezos\u2019s 60 minutes showcase of Amazon\u2019s unmanned drone delivery service, many have written the interview off as just another PR stunt to boost holiday sales. Considering the technology is estimated to be over a decade away, the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrepreneurs","category-finance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t