Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Customer service shouldn't just be A department, it should be the entire company. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Don't play games that you don't understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
For me, the most fun is change or growth. There are definitely elements of both that I like. Launching a business is… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Our customers call and e-mail us to say that's how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that's how we view… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Every employee can affect your company's brand, not just the front-line employees that are paid to talk to your customers. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and brand. For individuals,… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it's when things are going well it… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
“My advice is to stop trying to ‘network’ in the traditional business sense and instead just try to build up the number… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
“that your business can avoid making some of the same ones. 7. You want to figure out the right balance of profits,… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
I think a much better use of time and resources is to really focus on your existing users or customers and figure… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
I think maybe 50 years ago people and businesses felt like they had to choose between maximizing profits and making customers happy… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
My advice is to stop trying to "network" in the traditional business sense, and instead just try to build up the number… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Having a higher purpose is more than just about profits. You actually end up making more profits in the long run because… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
We asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn't want to just sell shoes. I wasn't even into… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
After what seemed like an eternity, we finally reached the summit just as the sun was rising. I couldn't believe that we had actually… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Branding Through Customer Service Over the years, the number one driver of our growth at Zappos has been repeat customers and word of mouth.… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
If I was going to go into an office I wanted it to be with people I would choose to be around even if… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren't able… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you're trying to do more than just make money. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
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… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Twitter is like hugging. Just because it's hard to measure the return on investment doesn't mean there isn't value there. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Sorry, investing was pretty boring and I really missed being part of building something. I felt like I was always standing on the sidelines,… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we've gotten better. — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
I think when people say they dread going into work on Monday morning, it's because they know they are leaving a piece of themselves… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
“that your business can avoid making some of the same ones. 7. You want to figure out the right balance of profits, passion, and… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
