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Zappos' CEO: Saving Vegas From Itself

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Video, Economy, Tony Hsieh, The-New-Carnegies, Nevada, The New Carnegies, zappos.com, Las Vegas-Nevada, Zappos, Las Vegas, Delivering Happiness, Impact News

The Zappos offices in Las Vegas are housed in a sun-drenched office park on a stretch of highway that could be found pretty much anywhere -- except fo...

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Zappos CEO: In Your Next Speech, Just Wing It

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Relations, Public Speaking, Footwear, Hiring, Zappos, Customer Service, Amazon, Delivering Happiness, Conferences, Small Business America, Business News
Tony Hsieh

For my next speech, I tried a completely different approach. I decided not to memorize or rehearse anything. I would just wing it and see what happened.

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Don't Network, Build Relationships

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friendships, Small Business America, Business Cards, Tony Hsieh, Zappos, Business Networking, Networking, Delivering Happiness, Business News
Tony Hsieh

From Delivering Happiness: A Path to Passion, Profits and Purpose by Tony Hsieh. I personally really dislike "business networking" events. At almost ...

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Zappos CEO: Why I Walked Away From Big Money At Microsoft

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Link Exchange, Tony Hsieh, Microsoft, Millenium, zappos.com, Small Business America, Zappos, Happiness, Delivering Happiness, Business News
Tony Hsieh

Eleven years ago, I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy.

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Zappos CEO: Your Culture Is Your Brand

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Customer Loyalty, Tony Hsieh, Zappos, Customer Service, Small Business America, Delivering Happiness, Brands, Business News
Tony Hsieh

What's a company to do if you can't just buy your way into building the brand you want? What's the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.

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Bestsellers: Publishers Weekly

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Publishers Weekly, Books, Stieg Larsson, Tony Hsieh, Bestsellers, Delivering Happiness, Books News

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson (Knoph)...

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'Delivering Happiness': What Poker Taught Me About Business

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blackjack, Tony Hsieh, Zappos, zappos.com, Books, Business Books, Business, Poker, Delivering Happiness, Poker Strategy, Books News
Tony Hsieh

I started to notice similarities between what was good poker strategy and what made for good business strategy, especially when thinking about the separation between short-term thinking.

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