The brand is just a lagging indicator of a company’s culture.
TONY HSIEHJust figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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It 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.
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Hopefully 10 years from now people won’t even realize we started out selling shoes. They will just think about Zappos as a place to get the best customer service.
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Get the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
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Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
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Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
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We decided that if we get the culture right, most of the stuff, like building a brand around delivering the very best customer service, will just take care of itself.
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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 are thinking, think bigger.
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Customer service shouldn’t just be A department, it should be the entire company.
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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it’s harder to turn quickly.
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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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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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If you’re focused on the friendship as its own reward, serendipitous stuff just happens. I know that sounds weird, but I can tell you for our 12 years of existence, it’s actually how a lot of stuff happens.
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Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.
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