Ep509 - Tony Hsieh | Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

<p>Tony Hsieh visits Google to discuss his book "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose."</p> <p>Back in 1999, Tony Hsieh sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an adviser and investor, and eventually became CEO.</p> <p>In 2009, Zappos was listed as one of Fortune magazine's top 25 companies to work for, and was acquired by Amazon later that year in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.</p> <p>In his book, Tony shares the different business lessons he learned in life, from operating a lemonade stand and a pizza business through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. He shows how using happiness as a framework can produce profits, passion, and purpose – both in business and in life.</p> <p>Originally published in July of 2010.</p> <p>Visit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ5k_Byd9Fs">http://youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle/</a> to watch the video.</p>