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To: Eric Wells who wrote (106421)	7/25/2000 2:49:49 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

According to insider selling records (www.insidersell.com), Galli hasn't sold any stock. This is due to them being under water. Otherwise, I suspect he would have sold them all. Oh, and Galli also received a $200,000 salary. $5.4 million bonus + $200k brings the total to $5.6 million for a year. That's almost as much as Jimmy Wright made in his one year stint. I believe Jimmy Wright made $8 million in one year. I did not look it up. Anyhow, I always hear about how Amazon has top quality management especially Bezos. It seems to me that paying people that have to learn the ropes since they are just starting, $5 and $7 million yearly is not good business nor top management quality. Glenn

To: Eric Wells who wrote (106421)	7/25/2000 5:12:41 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

I wonder if Bezos ever read articles like this one: "n advisor to more than 5,000 small businesses offers some intriguing conclusions. by Al Karr Web exclusive Does your business have what it takes to survive in the long term -- or even until next year? Not unless you're focused on turning a profit above all else, says George A. Cloutier, chairman and CEO of American Management Services Inc., which has advised more than 5,000 small business owners in 400 industries over the past 14 years. Many small businesses wipe out because their owners get distracted from focusing on the bottom line and put all of their energy into increasing sales and the number of workers they have, say Cloutier. But the successful ones focus on the financial statement, viewing it as their "report card." When they're losing money, they admit it and change the way they do business. They "are able to bury their ego and say, 'I really have to make a profit this month,'" Cloutier says. Cloutier's conclusions are based on a long career on the entrepreneurial front lines. He also chairs Partner America, a partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors which works to promote business development and growth for small business. Before founding American Management in 1986, he worked as a CEO, chief financial officer, and turnaround specialist in the venture capital, retail distribution, food, and sporting goods industries."