Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Young Entrepreneur: Interview with Tony Hsieh

We are really excited to have caught up with Tony Hsieh from Zappos.com

Tony Hsieh is the CEO of Zappos.com under his leadership, Zappos has grown gross merchandize sales from $1.6M in 2000 to over $1 billion in 2008 by focusing relentlessly on customer service.

1. You have had a stellar career so far, what was the motivation that drove you to achieve so much so early?

I guess I’ve never really thought of it as a “career”. I love the creativity that comes with being an entrepreneur and the challenge of building and doing things that haven’t been done before.

2. Harvard must have been a really cool experience, is going to university something you would recommend?

I don’t think it really matters what college you go to… what’s important is being exposed to a diverse group of people and perspectives, which you can get from almost any college. (more)

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