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Trigger warning: suicide, drug use, overdose

Tony Hsieh had a life other entrepreneurs dreamed of. He was the wealthy CEO of a wildly successful ecommerce company with a legion of devoted customers and employees, currently on a bus tour to spread the gospel of his unique management style. But under the surface, cracks were starting to show, and Tony was falling into a severe drug and alcohol addiction. Years after his death that bus tour was a clear turning point in Tony's story, but for those around him at the time, it was just Tony being Tony. They had no clue how much darker things could get.

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Timestamps:

2:00 - Intro / show notes

6:00 - Zappos / Tony Hshei story

1:20:00 - Good News & Adam breaks a chair

Links:

Wonderboy (Book)

Internal Memo: Zappos is offering severance to employees who aren't all in with Holacracy