Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
TONY HSIEHChase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
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Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.
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Customer service shouldn’t just be A department, it should be the entire company.
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I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.
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If there are too many competitors, even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
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Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.
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I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it’s a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.
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The biggest (and hardest) lesson I’ve learned in life is that the external world is just a reflection of the world within.
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If you’re worried about putting food on the table or putting a roof over your head, that stress is definitely will contribute to unhappiness, but once you have your basic needs met then incremental money.
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If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they’re not self-aware, I think it’s harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.
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Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
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Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it’s when things are going well it covers up a lot of mistakes and bad decisions because you’re growing so quickly.
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I think the most important thing is just if you hire people whose personal values match the corporate core values – and not just the stated ones.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.
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