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Delivering HappinessTony Hsieh – [email protected]
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/zappos
“MaD” Youth Forum – Hong KongJanuary 23, 2010
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A Little About Me (Tony)
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Zappos at a GlanceCorporate Background
• Founded in 1999
• 1400 employees (half in Las Vegas headquarters, half in Kentucky) #23 in FORTUNE MAGAZINE’s “100 Best Companies To Work For” Highest debut for a newcomer in 2009
• Zappos is “Powered by Service” Providing the best online shopping experience possible. Fast, Free Shipping. Free return shipping. 365-day return policy. Fast fulfillment. Expedited delivery. Fast, friendly & expert customer service.
• Best selection Over 1,000 brands 5 million items in warehouse 100% of products inventoried (no drop ship).
• Zappos is a service company that happens to sell clothing, shoes, handbags, eyewear, watches (and eventually a bunch of other stuff).
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Power of repeat customers and word of mouth...
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Gross Sales 1.6 8.6 32 70 184 370 597 841 1014
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Owning the 3 C’s
Clothing
Customer Service
Culture
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Clothing
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Customer Service
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Culture
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Owning the 3 C’s:Clothing, Customer Service, Culture
Customer Service
Clothing
Culture
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ZapposDelivering Happiness
(customers and employees)
“People may not remember exactly what you did or what you said, but they will always
remember how you made them feel.”
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Building Great
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CULTURE“Committable Core Values”
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Zappos Core Values
1. Deliver WOW Through Service2. Embrace and Drive Change3. Create Fun and a Little Weirdness4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded5. Pursue Growth and Learning6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit8. Do More with Less9. Be Passionate and Determined10. Be Humble
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“That’s great for Zappos but it would never work at my
company…”
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It doesn’t matter what your core values are…as long as
you commit to them.
ALIGNMENT
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VISION“Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.”
Does the vision have meaning?
Chase the vision, not the money…
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VISION
“Don’t chase the paper, chase the dream.”
Sean Combs aka “Puff Daddy” to rapperBiggie Smalls aka “Notorious B.I.G.”
in Notorious
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ENTREPRENEURS:
“What would you be passionate about doing for 10 years even if you never made a dime?”
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EMPLOYEES:
What’s the larger vision and greater purpose in
their work beyond money or profits?
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VISION
MOTIVATIONvs.
INSPIRATION
TAKE A STEP BACKWhat is your goal in life?
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WHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE?
Grow Company
Get a Great Job
Boyfriend / Girlfriend Be Healthy
Retire Early Make Money Find Soul Mate Run Faster
Spend Time w/ Family Buy A Home Get Married Run A
Marathon
why? why? why? why?
why? why? why? why?
HAPPINESSwhy? why? why? why?
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RESEARCH HAS SHOWN:
HAPPINESSPeople are very bad at predicting what
will bring them sustained happiness.
“When I get ___, I will be happy.”
“When I achieve ___, I will be happy.”
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HAPPINESS:
• There is a SCIENCE behind many aspects of business including:• conversion• psychology of buying• direct marketing• customer acquisition metrics• repeat customer behavior, etc.
• What if you spent just 10% of your time studying and learning the SCIENCE of HAPPINESS?
• How much HAPPIER could you be?
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WHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE?
Grow Company
Get a Great Job
Boyfriend / Girlfriend Be Healthy
Retire Early Make Money Find Soul Mate Run Faster
Spend Time w/ Family Buy A Home Get Married Run A
Marathon
why? why? why? why?
why? why? why? why?
HAPPINESSwhy? why? why? why?
A Few Different Frameworks of
HAPPINESS
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Perceived Control
Perceived Progress
Connectedness
Vision / Meaning(Being part of something bigger than yourself)
A FEW DIFFERENT FRAMEWORKS ON HAPPINESS:
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Maslow’s Hierarchy:
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Rock Star(Pleasure – chasing the next high)
Flow(Engagement – time flies)
Meaning /Higher Purpose(Being part of something bigger than yourself)
3 TYPES OF HAPPINESS
time
time
time
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
PEAKChip Conley
TRIBAL LEADERSHIPDave Logan, John King & Halee Fischer-Wright
FOUR HOUR WORK WEEKTim Ferriss
HAPPINESS HYPOTHESISJonathan Haidt
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Put a little Zappos in your day……some links to check out…
• Follow me on Twitter: @zapposhttp://twitter.com/zappos
• http://twitter.zappos.com (public mentions, employees)
• http://bit.ly/twitterbetter - “How Twitter Can Make You a Better (And Happier) Person”
• http://blogs.zappos.com (photos & videos of culture)
• http://about.zappos.com (more information about us & core values)
• http://www.zapposinsights.com (video Q&A, book recommendations)
• http://jobs.zappos.com (job opportunities)
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Put a little Zappos in your day……to contact me or get a tour…
• Email [email protected] for:
A copy of this presentation
Copies of our culture book (need physical mailing address)
• Go to http://tours.zappos.com for:
Tour of our offices when you’re next in Las Vegas (takes about 45-60 minutes)
We’ll pick you up from the airport or your hotel in a Zappos Shuttle!
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Profits
Passion
Purpose
GREAT BUSINESS
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HAPPINESS
time
time
time
GREAT BUSINESS
Profits
Passion
Purpose
Pleasure
Passion
Purpose
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What % of your time do you want to spend learning about the SCIENCE of HAPPINESS?
How can the SCIENCE of HAPPINESS help your business, your brand, and yourself?
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If the research shows that vision / meaning / higher purpose
leads to happiness…
What is your company’s higher purpose?
What is your higher purpose?
Delivering HAPPINESS
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My new book is titled“Delivering Happiness”
To be published June 7, 2010Pre-order on Amazon.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Delivering-Happiness-Tony-Hsieh/dp/0446563048
Delivering HappinessTony Hsieh – [email protected]
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/zappos
For Zappos HQ Tours, go tohttp://tours.zappos.com
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Legal and Financial Disclaimer
P.S. You might be wondering why we need to have a legal and financial disclaimer in this presentation, but you are still reading, so our lawyers, auditors and accountants would really like to make sure we make the following clarifications.
Although an audit was underway and almost done, the financial information presented in this slide show was unaudited. We made every effort to present the best information we had at the time.
Gross merchandise sales is a non-GAAP metric. We use it to express the total demand across all of our web sites and stores. This number measures the dollar value of the orders placed in the year before accruing for certain items such as returns, and it ignores certain timing cut-offs that are required by GAAP for revenue recognition purposes. If we were a public company, we would have to reconcile gross merchandise sales to the nearest GAAP metric (net sales), but we are currently a private company so the gross merchandise sales number should be viewed just as an interesting number that we want to share with our friends.
This presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk of economic slowdown, the risk of over or underbuying, the risk of consumers not shopping online or at our web site at the rate we expected, the risk of supplier shortages, the risk of new or growing competition, the risk of a natural or some other type of disaster affecting our fulfillment operations or web servers, and the risk of the world generally coming to an end. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Zappos.com assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
Congratulations on making it through all the fine print. If you enjoy fine print, look for openings on our legal and finance team at jobs.zappos.com.