{"product_id":"wonder-boy-tony-hsieh-zappos-and-the-myth-of-happiness-in-silicon-valley-paperback","title":"Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngel Au-Yeung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Jeans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1998, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft for $265 million.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, at the age of 35, he sold his e-commerce company, Zappos, to Amazon for $1.2 billion.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2020, at the age of 46, he died.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Hsieh revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture. He was a business visionary. He was also a man in search of happiness. So why did it all go so wrong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Hsieh's first successful venture was in middle school, selling personalized buttons. At Harvard, he made a profit compiling and selling study guides. From there, he went on to build the billion-dollar online shoe empire of Zappos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe secret to his success? Making his employees happy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its peak, Zappos's employee-friendly culture was so famous across the tech industry that it inspired copycats and earned a cult following. Then Hsieh moved the Zappos headquarters to Las Vegas, where he personally funded a nine-figure campaign to revitalize the city's historic downtown area. But as Hsieh fell deeper into his struggles with mental health and drug addiction, the people making up his inner circle began changing from friends to enablers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on hundreds of interviews with a wide range of people whose lives Hsieh touched, journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans craft a rich portrait of a man who was plagued by his eternal search for happiness and ultimately succumbed to his own demons.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngel Au-Yeung\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eWonder Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, is a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in California, the youngest of three sisters. She attended UC San Diego for her undergraduate studies as a cognitive neuroscience major and Columbia University for her graduate degree in journalism. She currently lives in San Francisco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Jeans\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eWonder Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, is an investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covers the tech industry. He holds a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School and has reported for the Associated Press, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763873382688,"sku":"9781250861597","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cb103623ca78d297e4454b02ee04b3ee.webp?v=1780240854","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wonder-boy-tony-hsieh-zappos-and-the-myth-of-happiness-in-silicon-valley-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}