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Tony Hsieh’s excellent Las Vegas adventure

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Joe Schoenmann

Tony Hsieh stands next to one of the empty storefronts on East Fremont Street. While the area is beginning to see signs of a business life, dozens of Hsieh’s employees at Zappos.com are working on visions to bring music, education, restaurants and other cultural amenities to the area, hopefully by the time the company moves its headquarters and 1,200 workers into City Hall in 2013.

By Ric Anderson

January 25, 2012 · 8:13 AM

“You can’t tell anybody about this.” Tony Hsieh takes a shot of vodka, and then he tells me a secret, eyes wide, voice rising.

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Discussion: 12 comments so far…

  1. By vegaslee
    1/25/12 at 11:10 a.m.

    I will give Mr. Hsieh credit, he puts HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of HIS OWN MONEY where his mouth is to see his dreams come true.

    He deserves press and credit for that. He does not stand back and complain about how thing are, he attempts to do better for Vegas and himself.

  2. By Daniel Jackson
    1/25/12 at 11:16 a.m.

    And Vegaslee, you on the other hand, sit around and complain about the complainers on a newspaper's website. Perhaps if you are so inspired by him you should be more like him?

    And...its been nearly a week without the WE LOVE TONY! article headline on the Sun, its about time!

  3. By KillerB
    1/25/12 at 8:11 p.m.

    "I wouldn't live In the area where his apartment is located. I wouldn't walk those streets at night either."

    TomD -- Hseih lives in the Ogden, and the neighborhood is a lot nicer than what you posted. The El Cortez is across the street and its security goons patrol about a block out, they keep that close area clean for their patrons. And Metro's bike patrols are heavier than usual all around there. Lots of tourists.

    East Fremont, starting at the Western, would be where you shouldn't walk around at night. That's closer to my neighborhood.

    "After the coffee things ain't so bad." -- Henry Herbert Knibbs, cowboy poet, d. 1945

  4. By vegaslee
    1/26/12 at 10:10 a.m.

    TeamSG1,

    Read your post. Who is complaining about people posting here today?

    I guess I should feel honored that you feel the need to make a comment about every post I make here. Glad I can give your life some meaning.

    Have a great day!

  5. By Daniel Jackson
    1/26/12 at 1:56 p.m.

    Well, you are about the only person here except for that little hairdresser that consistently posts stupid remarks requiring a response.

    So yes, you are indeed very "special".