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Yeah that makes sense, but then my question is why did Hsieh stay as CEO for that long in what was basically a dead end company within Amazon? It doesn’t seem l
by tempsy 6y ago
Yeah that makes sense, but then my question is why did Hsieh stay as CEO for that long in what was basically a dead end company within Amazon? It doesn’t seem like that is something someone like Hsieh would ever want to do, and yet he stayed there for a decade post acquisition.
- twblalock 6y agoBased on the accounts that are now coming out, the guy had been living in a fantasy world for some time. He was probably happy to stay at Zappos as long as it made him feel good. He didn't actually need to be good at business anymore because Amazon was running the show. After leaving, he decamped to Park City and paid former colleagues to join him there, to continue the party, because that is what Zappos leadership had become by that point: a party free from the daily duties and concerns of running a company that needed to succeed in the market in order to survive.
- CydeWeys 6y agoIt actually sounds like the perfect position for him. He had an impressive-sounding title of CEO of Zappos without ever actually having to do much; it was a sinecure that let him focus most of his energy on the stuff he cared more about towards the end of his life, like his Vegas project, partying, and drugs.