In the first section, Hsieh details his entrepreneurial adventures from when he was young until he was in college. It is written in narrative form and includes short 1-2 page entries from Hsieh's friends and employees. The book is divided into three sections: Profits Profits and Passion and Profits, Passion, and Purpose. We actually put coffee beans in a vodka bottle.” The entire writing process took two and a half weeks. To stay awake, Hsieh says that “we tried coffee. Due to this gruelling schedule, he would often write for 20 to 24 hours at a time, sleep for four hours or less, and then resume working. While writing the book, Hsieh was still acting CEO of Zappos as well as a corporate speaker. He wrote most of the book stream of consciousness, often completing 3,000 word chunks a day that he would send to his editor in New York City. In 2009, Hsieh began writing Delivering Happiness over Labor Day in Lake Tahoe. It details his life as an entrepreneur, with emphasis on the founding of LinkExchange and Zappos. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose (2010) is a book by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |