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Tony Hsieh (/ˈʃeɪ/ shay; born December 12, 1973) is an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the CEO of the online shoe and clothing shop Zappos. Prior to joining Zappos, Hsieh co-founded the internet advertising network LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million.
Both of his parents (Richard and Judy) came from Taiwan. Tony Hsieh was born in Illinois and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area of California. He has two younger brothers, Andy Hsieh and Dave Hsieh.
In 1995, he graduated from Harvard University with a degree in computer science. While at Harvard, he managed the Quincy House Grille selling pizza to the students in his dorm; his best customer, Alfred Lin, would later be Zappos’s CFO and COO. After college, Hsieh worked for Oracle Corporation. After five months, Hsieh found himself dissatisfied with the corporate environment and quit to co-found LinkExchange with Sanjay Madan, a college friend and also an ex-Oracle employee.
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Las Vegas (/lɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/, also locally /lɑːs ˈvɛɡᵻs/; Spanish: [laz ˈβeɣas]) officially the City of Las Vegas and often known as simply Vegas, is a city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the county seat of Clark County, and the city proper of the Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada.
The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 29th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 603,488 at the 2013 United States Census Estimates. The 2013 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 2,027,828. The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business, and meetings. In addition, the city's metropolitan area has more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world, and is a global leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
Tony Hsieh explains why he sold Zappos and what he thinks of Amazon. (Full Interview)
Tony Hsieh's Top 10 Rules For Success (@tonyhsieh)
Zappos' Hsieh: Building a Formidable Brand
Tony Hsieh's standing-ovation speech
Foundation: Tony Hsieh On Building A Great Company Culture
Zappo's CEO Tony Hsieh lives in trailer in downtown Las Vegas
Tony Hsieh | Talks at Google
Tony Hsieh interviewed by Joe Polish
Tony Hsieh explains why he sold Zappos and what he thinks of Amazon.
Wharton People Analytics Conference 2016: Tony Hsieh
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He's an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He's the CEO of the online shoe and clothing shop Zappos. Prior to joining Zappos, he co-founded the internet advertising network LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. He's Tony Hsieh and here are his Top 10 Rules for Success. * Join my BELIEVE newsletter: http://www.evancarmichael.com/newsletter/ 1. Chase the vision, not the money In 1995, he graduated from Harvard University with a degree in computer science. 2. Hire the right people While at Harvard, he managed the Quincy House Grille selling pizza to the students in his dorm. 3. Let your customers do marketing for you After college, he worked for Oracle Corporation. 4. Think long term After five months, he found himself dissatisfied with...
Related Story: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/Zappos_10_15.html Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh offers a compelling account of his transformation from callow Harvard student entrepreneur through his years as a dot-com wunderkind to the creator of a formidable brand. Zappos.com, Inc.: www.zappos.com Designing Happiness, MKT 555 media: http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/aaker/pages/Designing_Happiness_media.html Center for Social Innovation podcast: http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/ Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/
Kevin rose sits down with Zappos founder Tony Hsieh about entrepreneurship, fostering corporate culture, and his latest project to fuel a thriving tech community in Las Vegas. Tony opens up about starting his first company, LinkExchange, an early take on Web advertising which was acquired by Microsoft for $265 million. He tells why his first startup taught him to pay close attention to company culture, outlines how founders can map company culture to their personal values, and explains why Zappos actually pays people to quit. Tony also discusses his latest efforts to accelerate the tech ecosystem in Las Vegas and his goal to fund at least 100 local tech startups.
Zappo's CEO Tony Hsieh lives in trailer in downtown Las Vegas
Tony Hsieh visits Google in Mountain View to talk about his new book - Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose. The visionary CEO of Zappos explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success. Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Focus on company culture as the #1 priority. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business. Help employees grow both personally and professionally. Seek to change the world. Oh, and make money too. Sound crazy? It's all standard operating procedure at Zappos.com, the online retailer that's doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales every year. In 1999, Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) sold LinkExchange, the company he c...
Tony Hsieh interviewed by Joe Polish...Join us for the upcoming Genius Network Annual Event! Learn more at http://www.GeniusNetworkEvents.com In 1999, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined us as an advisor and investor, and eventually became CEO, where he helped us grow from almost no sales to over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales annually, while simultaneously making Fortune magazines annual Best Companies to Work For list. In November 2009, Zappos.com, Inc. was acquired by Amazon.com in a deal valued at $1.2 billion on the day of closing. * Personal and Emotional Connection (PEC): Customer Service is more about an attitude and the ability to help a customer and go above and bey...
Tony Hsieh, CEO at Zappos, Author of “Delivering Happiness” Interviewed by Adam Grant, Class of 1965 Wharton Professor of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Sarah Lacy chat about the blockbuster Zappos sale and his bestselling book "Delivering Happiness," as well as his unconventional plan to invest $350 million of his own money rebuilding downtown Vegas.
SEE FULL EPISODE: http://thisweekinstartups.com/tony-hsieh-zappos-joel-simkhai-grindr/ At LAUNCH Scale 2015, Zappos CEO Tony Hsiehtalks with Jason on Zappos approach to Holacracy and why it works. Never miss an episode! Subscribe in iTunes: Audio (http://bit.ly/TwiStA) || Video (http://bit.ly/TwiStV) Thanks to our sponsors. Click here to tweet your support (can edit before sending): http://ctt.ec/flnUM ============== Follow on Twitter: @tonyhsieh @zappos @joelsimkhai @grindr @jason @twiStartups Launch Ticker: http://launch.co Launch Festival: http://launchfestival.com
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, featured on 20/20
In this episode of my Foundation video series, I talk with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh about entrepreneurship, fostering corporate culture, and his latest project to fuel a thriving tech community in Las Vegas. Tony opens up about starting his first company, LinkExchange, an early take on Web advertising which was acquired by Microsoft for $265 million. He tells why his first startup taught him to pay close attention to company culture, outlines how founders can map company culture to their personal values, and explains why Zappos actually pays people to quit. Tony also discusses his latest efforts to accelerate the tech ecosystem in Las Vegas and his goal to fund at least 100 local tech startups. Tony Hsieh's advice on how to hire the right people to build a great company culture: "From th...
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A Conversation with Tony Hsieh (Zappos) (CM Summit 2010)
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It's a cold world, sometimes I feel all alone
It's a long road, that I'm rolling on
And I wonder, if I'm on the path I should have taken
And I'm still here, even though my heart is breakin'
Chorus: Someday I'm gonna find what I'm looking for
Someday I'll find my place in this world
Someday I'm gonna know why I'm here
When I find, what I'm looking for
It's a big old world, and sometimes I lose my way
But I keep searching, and I get closer every day
I can't look back, and I can't go back in time
I gotta move one, and leave the past behind