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TIVP022: Amazon (AMZN): Is It Prime Time for Investors? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

TIVP022: Amazon (AMZN): Is It Prime Time for Investors? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

Update: 2025-06-01
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Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley break down Amazon (ticker: AMZN), one of the most transformative companies of the modern era — a business that started as an online bookstore and ended up reshaping global commerce, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure. From innovating retail logistics to building the backbone of the internet through AWS, Amazon has changed the way the world shops and interacts with technology — and it’s not slowing down. 


In this episode, you’ll learn how Amazon evolved from a retail disruptor into a multi-engine platform business, how AWS and advertising became its primary profit drivers, how the company is navigating massive AI investments and expanding into satellite internet with Project Kuiper, and whether the current valuation reflects the next leg of growth — plus plenty more along the way.




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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN


00:00 - Intro
03:20 - How Bezos built Amazon and its Culture
13:32 - How Amazon’s Flywheel works
18:46 - How Amazon built one of the largest Advertising businesses in the world
27:19 - What AWS is and what role it plays for Amazon
39:09 - The Dynamics of the e-commerce business and competition
43:44 - Whether Amazon Devices can turn into a success story after all
51:01 - What position Amazon is taking in AI
58:20 - What impact Kuiper could have on Amazon’s business
1:08:46 - How Amazon performed in times of tariffs and immense capex spend


1:27:56 - Whether Amazon is attractively valued at its current levels


1:29:29 - Whether Shawn & Daniel add AMZN to The Intrinsic Value Portfolio




*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.




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TIVP022: Amazon (AMZN): Is It Prime Time for Investors? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

TIVP022: Amazon (AMZN): Is It Prime Time for Investors? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

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