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Tony Hsieh

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📍 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tony Hsieh was a visionary entrepreneur best known as the CEO of Zappos, where he revolutionized customer service and corporate culture over 21 years. A Harvard graduate with a degree in computer science, he co-founded LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft. He also authored the bestselling book "Delivering Happiness. " People who worked with him often described him as genuine, transparent, and insightful.

His personal passion was community building, most notably demonstrated by his $350 million investment in the "Downtown Project" to revitalize Las Vegas. He was deeply influenced by the creativity and community ethos of the Burning Man festival and enjoyed playing poker, drawing parallels between the game and business strategy.

Unique fact: He chose to live in an Airstream trailer park in downtown Las Vegas that he helped create as part of his urban revitalization efforts.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Inspiration
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Corporate Culture
He famously built Zappos around 10 core values, believing that if you get the culture right, great customer service and a successful brand will naturally follow.
Customer Experience
He viewed exceptional customer service not as a cost, but as a long-term marketing investment, empowering employees to create "WOW" moments for customers.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Inspiration
Tony Hsieh Experience - A Legacy Foundation
8-2020 - 9-2022
Entrepreneur
Tony Hsieh
8-2020
CEO
Zappos.com
8-2020
General Manager
Venture Frogs, LLC
3-1996
Co-Founder
LinkExchange
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Education
1991 - 1995
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Harvard University
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