Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
TONY HSIEHHave fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
TONY HSIEHI’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
TONY HSIEHI thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.
TONY HSIEHDon’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
TONY HSIEHLaunching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
TONY HSIEHThe ultimate definition of success is: you could lose everything that you have and truly be okay with it. Your happiness isn’t based on external factors.
TONY HSIEHIf 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.
TONY HSIEHEvery employee can affect your company’s brand, not just the front-line employees that are paid to talk to your customers.
TONY HSIEHI 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.
TONY HSIEHIt doesn’t cost anything to say hi when you pass someone else in the hallway, whereas, most corporations if you pass you avoid eye contact.
TONY HSIEHI 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.
TONY HSIEHI believe that there’s something interesting about anyone and everyone – you just have to figure out what that something is.
TONY HSIEHI 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 HSIEHHelp shape the stories that people are telling about you.
TONY HSIEHAsk yourself: would you be comfortable printing everything your employees, customers & partners have to say about your culture?
TONY HSIEHBe true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
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