Initially starting as a small internet advertising company, LinkExchange was founded by Hsieh and fellow Oracle colleague, Sanjay Madan, based on their mutual rejection of working in a rigid and claustrophobic corporate environment.īut as their company grew from a makeshift two-man operation into a popular, full-fledged powerhouse of internet marketing, Hsieh was faced with the same roadblocks that stunted his climb up the corporate ladder at Oracle: a lack of emotional connection with his employees. Ultimately, within one year, Hsieh graduated from Harvard, secured one of the highest-paying jobs at multinational, mega-corporate tech company- Oracle Corporation-and co-founded LinkExchange-one of the biggest e-marketing firms to come out of the initial dot.com craze of the late 90s. He dabbled with becoming a professional rave-thrower, he even purchased a giant loft above a movie theatre in San Diego to throw totally raging birthday and New Year’s Eve parties. Tony Hsieh tried his hand at becoming a professional poker player.
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