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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy started a weekly chicken wing eating club when he first moved to Seattle to build his network—he once ate 57 wings in one sitting

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy started a weekly chicken wing eating club when he first moved to Seattle to build his network—he once ate 57 wings in one sitting
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Moving to a new city and starting a new job can be one of the most intimidating parts of building a career. You have to make new friends, rebuild your local network, and, in Andy Jassy’s case, find the best spots for buffalo chicken wings.



Now the CEO of Amazon, Jassy was just another new hire when he relocated to Seattle to join the e-commerce startup in 1997. But he didn’t end up hanging around the watercooler or joining a company kickball league to make connections. Instead, he bonde

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