Jeff Bezos built Amazon into a tech behemoth and "everything store" that's now worth $1.6 trillion.
Jassy, Bezos' longtime deputy, took the company's reins after the Amazon founder stepped down in 2021.
"There aren't too many other bigger thinkers than Jeff Bezos," Jassy said, adding: "He always had a way of getting teams to think bigger."
Jassy nonetheless touted Bezos' approach for inspiring great work from employees that helped fuel Amazon's success.
"[Bezos] had a way of having really high standards, and then having everybody really stretch and aspire to those standards."
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