Introduction to Zappos
Zappos can be described as the legend of e-commerce, and Letao is the same kind of e-commerce in China. Zappos is a company that sells shoes and clothing online. It was founded in 1999 and was acquired by Amazon for 1.2 billion yuan in 2009.
Founder and CEO of Zappos
When it comes to Zappos, I have to introduce Xie Jiahua, the CEO of this company. Here I will list his resume in his book "Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose", which was translated into the Chinese version of "Three Pairs of Shoes". Description: Xie Jiahua, a model of Chinese-American entrepreneurship in the B2C model in the United States. A genius CEO who works miracles through his own efforts.
At the age of 24, Microsoft acquired him for US$265 million and founded the "link exchange" company; at the age of 25,
as a consultant and investor, he established Zappos, the Zappos website that sells shoes; at the
age of 26, he became the CEO of Zappos Officer;
35 years old, led Zappos to sweep the US e-commerce field with annual sales of 1 billion U.S. dollars, and Amazon acquired Zappos at a price of up to 1.2 billion U.S. dollars; 35 years old, Zappos topped "Fortune
" Ranked No. 1 among newly listed companies in the magazine's "Best Employers" list; at the
age of 35, he was listed on the "Fortune" magazine's "Billionaires Under 40 List" with a net worth of US$1 billion, ranking No. 27.
Xie Jiahua's experience and achievements
His student experience: ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Champion in 1993, running a pizza restaurant sold to students, a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard.
Xie Jiahua's parents are both immigrants from mainland China. On December 12, 1973, Xie Jiahua was born in Illinois, USA. He grew up in San Francisco. After graduating from the Information Engineering Department of Harvard University, he started his own business.
In 1996, Xie Jiahua established the advertising website Link Exchange. By 1998, the website had more than 400,000 members and 500 advertisements in rotation every day. In November 1998, Link Exchange was sold to Microsoft for $265 million. In 1999, he accepted the entrepreneur Sven Moen's proposal to jointly invest in the establishment of a shoe-selling website, and then joined Zappos as the CEO. From $1.6 million in revenue in 2000, Zappos reached $1 billion in revenue in 2009. In 2009, he sold Zappos to American e-commerce giant Amazon for US$1.2 billion, and then remained in the company as CEO until his retirement in August 2020.
Zappos Core Values
Provide users with services that exceed expectations
Actively embrace and look for changes
Do interesting and crazy things Be
adventurous, innovative and open-minded
Pursue growth and learning
Be willing to communicate and build open and honest relationships
Have a positive team spirit and treat teammates as family
members Efficient
Enthusiastic yet determined
Modesty
Xie Jiahua's story adapted into a movie
SB Projects production company will adapt Hsieh's story into a movie called "Wonder Boy". The film is based on Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans' forthcoming biography, "Wonder Boy: The Myth of Hsieh, Zappos, and the Happy Life in Silicon Valley."
Xie Jiahua's personal life and death
Tony Hsieh's personal life has been full of innovations and challenges. He likes traveling, music and electronic dance, and once founded a cultural art space in Las Vegas, hoping to turn it into an innovative social place.
On November 18, 2020, Xie Jiahua suffered a fire at a house in New London, Connecticut, and died on the 27th due to complications from smoke inhalation. Xie Jiahua was trapped in the storage room outside his girlfriend's house. However, the firefighters shouted outside but no one answered the door. It was estimated that he could not respond immediately due to the influence of alcohol and drugs. Friends and colleagues believed that it might be the atmosphere created by Xie Jiahua. Candles cause fires. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tweeted his condolences:
"Ka-wah Hsieh has played a key role in helping transform downtown Las Vegas... My wife and I send our condolences to Ka-wah Hsieh's loved ones during this difficult time."