Ebullient corporate culture helped grow Tony Hsieh's Zappos into a multi-billion-dollar, shoe-loving enterprise and spawned a consulting firm, DHW. Here's how the team finds their bliss--and how your people can claim their own.
The ambitious initiative, called Project 100, is the Zappos CEO’s latest scheme to change the face of Sin City. This time, he’s using a fleet of Teslas.
Zappos.com flipped a switch and ditched 25% of its revenue. The resulting growth led Amazon.com to buy the once-struggling company for over $1 billion.
The Foundry, a Salt Lake City training ground for entrepreneurs, is challenging some long-held notions about how startup incubators should work--and captivating everyone from Armenian businessmen to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.
This week, Valve's hipper-than-thou employee handbook was unleashed on the Internet, to much envy and amusement. Companies like Valve, Zappos, and Facebook spill on how they maintain continuity and culture using clever onboarding practices and simple reassurance.
"This is just the beginning," says Twitter's Adam Bain. "You're going to see a ton of creative examples of people building on this platform--this is not just about giving people a deal or discount."
