Tony Hsieh died peacefully, surrounded by household on Friday, CNN says

• The reason for dying was accidents he sustained from a home fireplace, a spokesperson advised TechCrunch.
• Hsieh led the net shoe and clothes retailer, which he bought to Amazon for $1.2 billion.
• He had just lately retired after 20 years with the corporate.
• Zappos present CEO referred to as Hsieh a “great visionary and an unbelievable human being.”
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Tony Hsieh, the previous CEO of Zappos, has died aged 46. 

The reason for dying was accidents he sustained from a home fireplace, a spokesperson advised TechCrunch. He was apparently visiting his household in Connecticut on the time. 

Hsieh led the net shoe and clothes retailer Zappos, which he bought to Amazon for $1.2 billion. After 20 years with the corporate, he just lately retired.

Zappos CEO, Kedar Deshpande, wrote in a press release Friday.”The world has misplaced an incredible visionary and an unbelievable human being,” Deshpande wrote. “We acknowledge that not solely have we misplaced our inspiring former chief, however lots of you could have additionally misplaced a mentor and a pal.”