Posts Tagged ‘Tony Hsieh’

What Makes a Great Entrepreneur?

by Scott Edward Walker on January 19th, 2011

Introduction

I’ve worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs over my 17+ years of practicing law, and clients and friends ask me all the time: “What makes a great entrepreneur?  Why do some entrepreneurs make it and others fail?  Hey Scott, what’s the secret sauce to being a successful entrepreneur?”


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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Tony Hsieh of Zappos

by Scott Edward Walker on June 14th, 2010

To Our Clients & Friends:  Welcome to our new weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week, we post a short video interview of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business/thought leader on a variety of topics to help entrepreneurs succeed.

This week, we present Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos.  In this interesting speech, Tony discusses (i) the history of Zappos, (ii) customer service and the “wow” experience and (iii) the importance of company culture.  I hope you enjoy it.  Thanks, Scott