The document discusses Tony Hsieh and the Downtown Project he founded in Las Vegas. It provides details about Hsieh's background starting companies like Zappos, which was acquired by Amazon for $1.2 billion. The Downtown Project aims to revitalize downtown Las Vegas through investments of $350 million in small businesses, tech startups, education/arts, and real estate development. The goal is to create collisions and co-learning by increasing density, diversity, and street activity to accelerate innovation, productivity and happiness in the community.
3. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
4. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
1996-1998: LinkExchange (online advertising) Sold to Microsoft for $265 million
5. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
1996-1998: LinkExchange (online advertising) Sold to Microsoft for $265 million
1999: Venture Frogs (investment fund) - Invested in Zappos.com, Inc.
6. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
1996-1998: LinkExchange (online advertising) Sold to Microsoft for $265 million
1999: Venture Frogs (investment fund) - Invested in Zappos.com, Inc.
1999-Today: Zappos.com, Inc.
7. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
1996-1998: LinkExchange (online advertising) Sold to Microsoft for $265 million
1999: Venture Frogs (investment fund) - Invested in Zappos.com, Inc.
1999-Today: Zappos.com, Inc.
2009: Amazon acquires Zappos for $1.2 billion
8. A BIT ABOUT ME (TONY)
1994-1995: Pizza business in college
1996-1998: LinkExchange (online advertising) Sold to Microsoft for $265 million
1999: Venture Frogs (investment fund) - Invested in Zappos.com, Inc.
1999-Today: Zappos.com, Inc.
2009: Amazon acquires Zappos for $1.2 billion
2010: NYT bestseller Delivering Happiness published
9. The Power of WOW
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18. DELIVERING HAPPINESS
CUSTOMERS & EMPLOYEES
“People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget
how you made them feel.”
-MAYA ANGELOU
40. DOWNTOWN PROJECT
GOALS
• Live/Work/Play – Walking Distance
• The Most Community-Focused Large
City in the World
• The Co-Learning and Co-working
Capital of the World
50. ROI
VS
ROC
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI
(Return On Investment)…
We focus on maximizing long-term ROC
(Return On Collisions)
51. ROI
VS
ROC & ROL
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI
(Return On Investment)…
We focus on maximizing long-term ROC
(Return On Collisions)
and institutionalizing ROL
52. ROI
VS
ROC & ROL
Instead of maximizing short-term ROI
(Return On Investment)…
We focus on maximizing long-term ROC
(Return On Collisions)
and institutionalizing ROL
(Return On Luck) – Accelerating Serendipity
60. $50M SMALL BUSINESS
Criteria
Owner Operated - Passionate
Helps Promote Collisions
Execution Ability
Sustainable
Unique or First or Best at Something
61. $50M SMALL BUSINESS
Criteria
Owner Operated - Passionate
Helps Promote Collisions
Execution Ability
Sustainable
Unique or First or Best at Something
Story-worthy
115. WHEN CITIES DOUBLE IN SIZE
Productivity and innovation per resident increases
by 15%
(But not true for companies)
Accelerate serendipity > Accelerate learning >
Accelerate productivity and innovation
116. 3 INGREDIENTS FOR
SERENDIPITY
1. Residential density of 100 residents/acre
2. Street-level activity for residents to collide
3. Culture of openness, collaboration, creativity,
and optimism
117. HOW TO ACCELERATE
LEARNING & INNOVATION
Maximize serendipitous interactions
Density in the office
Density in the city
Collisions vs. convenience
118. LAS VEGAS CITY HALL
http://brandonwiegand.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Zappos-City-Hall.jpg
119. DIVERSITY + DENSITY
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Zappos employees
Tech Startup Community
Small Business Community
Fashion Community
Art and Music Communities
Other Passion Communities
Local Residents
142. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a resident that is out and
about in the neighborhood?
3-4 hours/day
x 7 days/week
143. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a resident that is out and
about in the neighborhood?
3-4 hours/day
x 7 days/week
x 40 weeks/year
144. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a resident that is out and
about in the neighborhood?
3-4 hours/day
x 7 days/week
x 40 weeks/year
= 1000 “collisionable” hours/year
149. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a purposeful visitor that
contributes to community?
12 hours/day
x 7 days/week
150. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a purposeful visitor that
contributes to community?
12 hours/day
x 7 days/week
x 12 weeks/year
151. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
What is the value of a purposeful visitor that
contributes to community?
12 hours/day
x 7 days/week
x 12 weeks/year
= 1000 “collisionable” hours/year
153. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
1. 100 residents per acre
2. Street-level activity for residents to collide
3. Culture of openness, collaboration,
creativity, and optimism
154. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
1. 100 residents per acre
2. Street-level activity for residents to collide
3. Culture of openness, collaboration,
creativity, and optimism
163. RETURN ON COLLISIONS
ROC
100,000 “collisionable” community hours per
acre per year
2.3 COLLISIONABLE HOURS
PER SQUARE FOOT
PER YEAR
164. THE BIG BET
3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Accelerate:
1. Collisions
2. Co-Learning
3. Connectedness
And everything else will fall into place…
(productivity, innovation, growth, happiness)
What will people say about downtown?