Zappos / Tony Hsieh: The Dark Side of Happiness
Corporate Gossip · Nitetoast Media
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Trigger warning: suicide, drug use, overdose
Tony Hsieh had a life other entrepreneurs dreamed of. He was the wealthy CEO of a wildly successful ecommerce company with a legion of devoted customers and employees, currently on a bus tour to spread the gospel of his unique management style. But under the surface, cracks were starting to show, and Tony was falling into a severe drug and alcohol addiction. Years after his death that bus tour was a clear turning point in Tony's story, but for those around him at the time, it was just Tony being Tony. They had no clue how much darker things could get.
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Timestamps:
2:00 - Intro / show notes
6:00 - Zappos / Tony Hshei story
1:20:00 - Good News & Adam breaks a chair
Links:
Internal Memo: Zappos is offering severance to employees who aren't all in with Holacracy
How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas
The Rise and Fall of the Management Visionary Behind Zappos
The Death of Zappos's Tony Hsieh: A Spiral of Alcohol, Drugs and Extreme Behavior
Amazon Changes at Zappos Slowly Dismantle Tony Hsieh's Legacy
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