Archive · 27 Oct 2025
19-Year-Old's Cold Email to Bezos Changed His Career
When he was 19, Ashish Jha made an Alexa skill, but it didn't win an Echo device even though people were using it.
Upset, he emailed Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon.
To his surprise, someone from Amazon responded and helped him.
This led to him getting to work with Amazon on Alexa and build lots of skills.
He is now a Solutions Engineer, and his bold email helped him start his career.
A 19-year-old techie emailed Jeff Bezos regarding Alexa promotions.
The email led to contact with an Amazon executive.
Jha's Alexa skill did not win an Echo device initially.
The interaction led to career opportunities for Jha within Amazon.
He has since created over 500 Alexa skills and works as a Solutions Engineer.
- Who
- Ashish Jha, a 19-year-old tech enthusiast
- What
- Sent a cold email to Jeff Bezos about Alexa
- When
- November 2017
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- To express his disappointment about Alexa promotions and to learn more about the Alexa platform.
- Subject of Email
- Issue Regarding Alexa Promotion in India
- Recipient of Email
- Jeff Bezos
- Year of Email
- 2017
- Techie's Profession
- Voice technologist
- Current Job
- Solutions Engineer at DevRev