[prpon]

That letter is so geeky, I doubt if 90% of amazon investors would get the things he was explaining. As a geek though, I love it.

[michaelochurch]

My feeling about it was that it was written to appeal to top programmers, not investors except so far as "You can read this letter, in which I prove that I know the language one needs to speak to hire smart people".

[athst]

Good point - maybe this is just the greatest recruiting tactic ever.