Quote of the day by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: 'There is no compression algorithm for experience' wisdom on avoiding shortcuts in life and business

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Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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At a time of heavy automation and job losses, enterprises must also consider how useful individuals with real, practical experience might be

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Andy Jassy has enjoyed a long-running and successful career in the technology industry, being a part
of the Amazon family for many years including serving as CEO of AWS for nearly 20 years before taking over from Jeff Bezos in 2021. In business and life, he believes, there are no shortcuts to success. "There is no
compression algorithm for experience. You cant learn certain lessons without going through the curve." Andy Jassy, November 2017 Getting hands-on Jassy coined this turn of phrase when describing AWS in 2017, speaking with CNBC . The company was one of the fastest-growing hyperscalers at a time when the public cloud was becoming a critical part of the technology ecosystem. Quote of the day This article is part of TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here . Speaking to the success of AWS, Jassy said newer competitors on the market
may be able to replicate the technology that the organization offers, but
that the years of operational experience accrued made it dominant. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

In that vein, Jassy suggested that AWS had been through experiences in
dealing with customers that all hyperscalers would have to overcome and
there was no way to answer those questions without going through those same tribulations. Putting in the hard yards Compression algorithms are incredibly useful, especially in the age of big data and especially data-hungry large language models (LLMs) . You may like Amazon CEO Andy Jassy lays out his '6 truths' for the future of AI AWS CEO says workers need to keep adapting to deal with AI Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: "Everybody in this country
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Compression algorithms were the revolutionary tech at the heart of the 2013 HBO show Silicon Valley , and since then many companies have sought to ease the burden, including Google with its TurboQuant algorithm.

As Jassy suggested, however, experience in life and business doesn't work in the same way as data. The quote is perhaps more relevant today than it was then, in light of organizations around the world shedding entry-level jobs . Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

With businesses cutting the talent pipelines that could have led to
years-long careers much like Jassy's several decades at AWS it may worsen not just the skills crisis but also create large experience gaps in the business world in the decades to come.



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