In 2008 I was consuming as much entrepenuriship content I could (while building my first company). For obvious reasons I ended up watching a Tony's presentation. He was sharing a lot of stories about Zappos and in the end he talked about their Culture Book (a book entirely written by Zappos employees, with no editing).
Immediately after watch it I sent an email directly for him (at the time a CEO of a company that would be sold to Amazon for 1.2B 8 months after) asking if I could have a digital version of the book since I was living in Brazil. For my complete surprise I received a response in less than 1 hour just asking for my address. One day after I received a physical copy of the book, signed by the very own Tony Hsieh. He even invited me to visit Zappos offices if I ever were in Las Vegas!
Today I woke up with this sad news.
Definitely, a huge loss to the world. I'm sure you'll always be an inspiration to many.
BSc in Computer Science by University FUMEC and MSc in Information Systems and Knowledge Management.
Has experience in Analysis and Development of Web Systems and Digital Marketing, with a focus on Search Engine Marketing. He was an intern at Banco Mercantil do Brasil, working as a systems analyst. He worked on projects such as the DDA (Débito Direto Autorizado), and the implementation of Mercantil do Brasil Corretora de Valores the brokerage firm, associated with the bank. He worked in a startup, facing agile software development processes and in great need of innovation. Was a partner at digital marketing agency Hollo Interact, where he was responsible for development and search engine marketing (SEM).
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Immediately after watch it I sent an email directly for him (at the time a CEO of a company that would be sold to Amazon for 1.2B 8 months after) asking if I could have a digital version of the book since I was living in Brazil. For my complete surprise I received a response in less than 1 hour just asking for my address. One day after I received a physical copy of the book, signed by the very own Tony Hsieh. He even invited me to visit Zappos offices if I ever were in Las Vegas!
Today I woke up with this sad news. Definitely, a huge loss to the world. I'm sure you'll always be an inspiration to many.
Rest in peace Tony Hsieh, A big fan