Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
TONY HSIEHA great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
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Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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We asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn’t want to just sell shoes. I wasn’t even into shoes – but I was passionate about customer service.
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Your brand is your culture.
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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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If there are too many competitors, even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
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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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Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
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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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Money alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
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The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.
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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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