What’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
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.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
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Your culture is your brand.
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
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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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Success is getting to a point where you’d be truly OK with losing everything you have and starting over.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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Your personal core values define who you are, and a company’s core values ultimately define the company’s character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
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I 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.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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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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Your brand is your culture.
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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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