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A Financial Times best business book of 2023

In 1998, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million.
In 2009, at the age of 35, he sold his e-commerce company, Zappos, to Amazon for $1.2 billion.
In 2020, at the age of 46, he died.

Tony Hsieh revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture. He was a business visionary. He was also a man in search of happiness. So why did it all go so wrong?

Tony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. From there, he went on to build the billion-dollar online shoe empire of Zappos.

The secret to his success? Making his employees happy.

At its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it inspired copycats and earned a cult following. Then Hsieh moved the Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas, where he

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      Publisher Henry Holt & Company
      Published 25 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250829092
      978-1250829092
      ISBN-10 1250829097

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A Financial Times best business book of 2023

      In 1998, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million.
      In 2009, at the age of 35, he sold his e-commerce company, Zappos, to Amazon for $1.2 billion.
      In 2020, at the age of 46, he died.

      Tony Hsieh revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture. He was a business visionary. He was also a man in search of happiness. So why did it all go so wrong?

      Tony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. From there, he went on to build the billion-dollar online shoe empire of Zappos.

      The secret to his success? Making his employees happy.

      At its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it inspired copycats and earned a cult following. Then Hsieh moved the Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas, where he

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