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• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's life was outsized — and so was his impact on a generation of startup founders, investors and online business owners. Here, I did my best to explain what made Hsieh special, in the words of tech leaders who knew him best. https://www.forbes.com/...

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  Updated this piece remembering Tony Hsieh with a great story from his former chief of staff at Downtown Project, @meigga. https://www.forbes.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @nrmehta Nick Mehta on x

  .@alexrkonrad captures well the massive impact Tony Hsieh had on so many https://twitter.com/...

• @cyantist Cyan on x

  This beautifully captures Tony's heart. https://www.forbes.com/...

• @sarahcuda Sarah Lacy on x

  “I tried to re-process it - Tony Hsieh is dead - in a way that made sense.Because there is no way those words can be true. No way that someone as brilliant, and bold, and ridiculous as Tony Hsieh could ever not be extremely, frustratingly, joyfully, eternally alive” https://twitt…

• @sarahcuda Sarah Lacy on x

  “He said he had recently spent a lot of time thinking about success, and money, and friendship. He had come to the conclusion, he said, that the latter was the only thing that mattered a damn.” https://twitter.com/...

• @sippey Michael Sippey on x

  Paul Carr on Tony Hsieh. “The true test of friendship in the tech industry, I think, is if someone still acts like a friend when they don't need anything from you. When, in fact, there's nothing you *can* give them.” https://paulbradleycarr.com/ ...

• @davidhornik David Hornik on x

  As I read Paul's musings on Tony, I found myself practically holding my breath. Paul nailed it. https://twitter.com/...

• @zserafin Zig Serafin on x

  Perfectly summarized @alexrkonrad Tony was a pioneer of the modern day experience movement, knowing that the secret to delight is in the little details, making everyone know they matter and feel important. RIP Tony https://www.forbes.com/...

• @asanwal Anand Sanwal on x

  Some great stories about one of the OGs of the startup scene https://www.forbes.com/...

• @benwerd Ben Werdmuller on x

  This is a beautiful memorial for Tony Hsieh. I didn't know him, but pieces like this make me wish I had. We need more real humans in tech. https://paulbradleycarr.com/ ...

• @sacca Chris Sacca on x

  “If you look at the testimonials you'll see a common thread: Tony made everyone, regardless of their station in life, realize they were important and that they mattered.” Search on his name and you'll see this again and again. Countless people moved by their time with Tony. https…

• @om @om on x

  Good piece with thoughts from Alfred Lin, @sacca Ali and more about their memories of Tony https://twitter.com/...

• @lisahopeking Hope King on x

  Cyan Banister: “Tony made a dent in the world. Not a lot of people have an impact on people the way he did. I hope that when Covid is over we can have a big parade in his honor and spread joy and love wherever it is needed, because that's what he would have wanted.” https://twitt…

• @forbes @forbes on x

  Tony Hsieh, longtime former CEO of https://on.forbes.com/..., died at age 46 on Friday. His tragic loss — and unusual impact on the tech and startup landscapes — set off an outpouring of messages of gratitude from leading entrepreneurs and investors: https://on.forbes.com/... htt…

• @sarahcuda Sarah Lacy on x

  For those who read my piece, Paul's delves even more into the complexity of Tony. it's beautiful. and made me miss Tony more. We wrote our pieces separately not reading them before publishing our own. Interesting how intertwined the themes are https://twitter.com/...

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  Thanks to @Alfred_Lin, @cyantist, @apartovi and @sacca for sharing some stories and reflections on Tony Hsieh's legacy with me 🙏. I know he affected countless others, so I welcome anyone to add your stories below. https://www.forbes.com/...