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.
TONY HSIEHDon’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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The brand is just a lagging indicator of a company’s culture.
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For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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Customer service shouldn’t just be A department, it should be the entire company.
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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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Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
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Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).
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What’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
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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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Our belief is that if you get the culture right, most of the other stuff, like great customer service, or building a great long-term brand or empowering passionate employees and customers, will happen on its own.
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Twitter is like hugging. Just because it’s hard to measure the return on investment doesn’t mean there isn’t value there.
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Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.
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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
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Your brand is your culture.
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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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