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Chris Evans is the former Head of Corporate Development Integration at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
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EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
5:32 How Important is Day One
10:40 What happens on Day One
14:59 Integration North Star
16:25 What Success on Day One looks like
21:00 Introducing the Integration Manager
25:43 Engaging the managers
31:08 Keeping the big picture alignment
35:30 Identifying the faces of the acquiring company
37:34 Sharing the Integration Plan
40:45 Connecting the value drivers to integration
45: 20 The biggest challenge on Day One
48:34 What is Day One of Day One in Amazon
52: 28 Craziest thing in M&A
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