Free Lesson
Delivering against a hard deadline (Paris 2024 Olympics)
30 min
Feb 4, 2025 3:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Learn the principles of backwards planning
Tried-and-true strategies for any large-scale project such as "Start at the End"
How David planned for a successful Paris 2024 Olympics
High stakes with 47 markets, 19 languages, 215M viewers, 54 concurrent live streams
How Ethan came back from an Amazon deadline failure
Lessons from taking a "hard date" for the wrong reasons
Why this topic matters
While the stakes might not always be as high as an Olympic launch, the principles of backwards planning, building in slack, beta testing, and risk management apply to every serious launch.
You'll learn from

Ethan Evans
Retired Amazon Vice President; 70+ patents; led global teams of 800+

David Markley
VP of Technology (WB, Amazon); launched 100+ tech products; led 300+ tech teams
Tech Executive experience at
