I was one of the lucky bloggers to be able to read Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com. Per agreements with Tony and the advance book, all bloggers were required to review the book on their website. So, I have a short written review, but then I am going to direct you to an episode of Stir the Nation, where Roy Naim and myself discuss the book in detail. We review the book, talk about the strong points, and give a short excerpt. It’s an all around good episode, but I am using our 20-minute discussion of the book as my main review.
I want to say first, though, that the book is amazing and worth the read. It shows how you can turn an idea into a long term successful company. Zappos.com was aquired by Amazon less than a year ago at a value over $1 billion. The company in the beginning was trying to get money to stay alive, and look at where they are now.
The book walks you through the hardaches and successes of Tony in both his personal and professional life. The Red Bull enthused entrepeuner has created a huge brand and role model for customer service. That’s their main priority…customer service. I challenge you to read the book and then let me and Tony know what you think.
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In this episode we recap the @Zappos event that Roy went to. We have a group share about what our favorite word is. Then we wrap up with WWDC events and finally we creep on Twitter’s fail whales and Trending Topics.
Welcome to the Stir the Nation podcast! This podcast will be brought to you three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. All new episodes will be posted by 4pm CST.
In this episode, Tyler and Roy talk about Zappos.com’s CEO Tony Hsieh. Deep conversation about company culture and customer support…which leads into a discussion about Facebook privacy. So, take a listen and give us some feedback!
Alright, here’s the deal. I sent away for an advance copy of Zappos CEO’s book Delivering Happiness. I was honored to be selected as a recipient of an advance copy and look forward to reading it in the coming days.
I was unaware that they were sending two copies of the book…one for me and one for a random user or friend. I am taking the random user route and am holding a book giveaway.
I shall now wait for you to check out their website and book.
Great! Now that you know what Delivering Happiness is, let’s get onto the giveaway details. I will be giving away the book on April 16th. So, that gives you one week to do the following:
Write a comment on THIS blog post by April 16th at 12 noon Central Standard Time. The comment can be praise for the upcoming book, a comment about my website, Twitter, podcast, anything. Just leave a comment and make sure you name is legit and filled out fully.
RT on Twitter and pass the word around that you could win a free book with tylersmiller.com and Delivering Happiness
More specifics: A random user will be chosen by the following method. Check out http://random.org. Its a number generator. I will tally up comments on this post and head on over to random.org and hit Generate. Whatever number it spits out, I will correspond with a person’s comment on this post. That person will win the book and I will mail it anywhere in the United States. You are allowed to post a comment ONCE per day leading up to the drawing. SPAM comments will be deleted if deemed appropriate. Make sure you have a valid email address when commenting and add contact@tylersmiller.com to your address book to ensure delivery if you win.
If there are any more contest details, I will post them below this entry. Remember once per day until April 16th at 12 noon CST.
Delivering Happiness Giveaway
I was unaware that they were sending two copies of the book…one for me and one for a random user or friend. I am taking the random user route and am holding a book giveaway.
If you have not heard of Delivering Happiness, I suggest you check them out before reading any further. http://www.deliveringhappinessbook.com
I shall now wait for you to check out their website and book.
Great! Now that you know what Delivering Happiness is, let’s get onto the giveaway details. I will be giving away the book on April 16th. So, that gives you one week to do the following:
More specifics: A random user will be chosen by the following method. Check out http://random.org. Its a number generator. I will tally up comments on this post and head on over to random.org and hit Generate. Whatever number it spits out, I will correspond with a person’s comment on this post. That person will win the book and I will mail it anywhere in the United States. You are allowed to post a comment ONCE per day leading up to the drawing. SPAM comments will be deleted if deemed appropriate. Make sure you have a valid email address when commenting and add contact@tylersmiller.com to your address book to ensure delivery if you win.
If there are any more contest details, I will post them below this entry. Remember once per day until April 16th at 12 noon CST.
Good luck, and remember to pass the word around!