The following is an excerpt from Alex Banayan's "The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Career":
- Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh let Alex Banayan shadow him for two days when Banayan was a college student.
- Banayan recounts the experience in his new book, "The Third Door," about his quest to track down the world's most successful people.
- Banayan remembers Hsieh being interested in his feedback after company meetings.
Alex Banayan, 25 years old, was a college student when he decided to track down the world's most successful people and ask them how they got there. Just before the following excerpt, Banayan finds himself at Agrapalooza, a party hosted by Miki Agrawal (the founder of Thinx and Tushy). At the party, Banayan meets Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who is dressed as a fairy and says he can grant Banayan one wish. Banayan asks to shadow Hsieh, and Hsieh agrees.
I ripped open a UPS box and pulled out a navy-blue Zappos shirt. To anyone else, it was just a piece of fabric. But to me, it was Superman's cape.
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