How Sequoia forced Tony Hsieh to sell Zappos. I just found Tony Hsieh’s astonishing book excerpt in Inc, entitled “ Why I Sold Zappos “.
It makes for very sad reading. Hsieh starts by explaining that he never wanted to sell to Amazon: Our hope was that we’d eventually go into all sorts of other businesses. We saw Zappos as a global brand like Virgin — except whereas Virgin was about being hip and cool, Zappos would be about offering the best service. The plan was to grow sales to $1 billion by 2010 and eventually go public. Tony Hsieh of Zappos - Celebrate Individuality. Tony Hsieh on Empowerment. Zappos CEO finds success by breaking the old-school business rules.
Innovators push the boundaries of the known world. They're change agents who are relentless in making things happen and bringing ideas to execution. Editor's note: 'Trep Talk is a new column with personal insights from the people behind the big ideas. When it comes to happiness, Tony Hsieh has made it his mission to deliver.