We plan to bring eChai across 100 cities in India. It starts with eChai Startup Demo Day on 26 September, all in person. 11 cities confirmed, 188 founders registered. Any city that reaches 20 interested founders is on too. See your city

‹ The Founder Bookshelf

Delivering Happiness cover

Delivering Happiness

A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

Building a company where culture and service drive profit.

by Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh recounts his journey from childhood ventures and selling LinkExchange to Microsoft, through building Zappos into a billion-dollar business. He argues that obsessive customer service and a deliberately engineered company culture are the real sources of lasting profit. The book mixes memoir with a framework for tying business goals to employee and customer happiness.

Founders get a concrete model for making culture a strategic asset and customer service a growth engine rather than a cost. Hsieh's emphasis on core values and long-term happiness over short-term margin reframes how to build a durable company.

Where to get it

Wants to read 1

Questions, answered

What is Delivering Happiness about?

Founders get a concrete model for making culture a strategic asset and customer service a growth engine rather than a cost. Hsieh's emphasis on core values and long-term happiness over short-term margin reframes how to build a durable company.

Where can I find books founders recommend?

The eChai founder bookshelf ranks the books founders in the network recommend to each other.

eChai Partner Brands