Mr. Hsieh’s death shocked the tech and entrepreneurial worlds because of his relative youth and his writing on corporate happiness. The next year, Mr. Hsieh published “Delivering Happiness,” a best seller. Mr. Hsieh remained at Zappos but turned his attention to a civic project to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He and Ms. Brown had a disagreement that escalated, at which point Mr. Hsieh retired to the shed. Ms. Brown, an early Zappos employee, did not return calls for comment.

Source: New York Times January 26, 2021 15:12 UTC