Shoe retailer Zappos.com is victim of cyber attack

For many people, email has evolved from an efficient way to communicate into a source of anxiety; something that eats up tremendous parts of the day 

Tony Hsieh is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Zappos, the online shoe and clothing retailer he now runs. He's also co-founder of the Downtown Project, which is seeking to revitalize Las Vegas's downtown. He spoke with Inc. reporter Issie Lapowsky:

Online shoe retailer Zappos told customers this weekend that it has been the victim of a cyber attack affecting more than 24 million customer accounts in its database. The popular retailer, which is owned ...

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Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, recently purchased 100 Teslas for the tech community he's building in downtown Las Vegas.

In a letter posted on the Zappos Web site, the company's chief executive said a "criminal" might have obtained customers' names, addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card information.

Ravi Nagarajan submits:At the height of the dot com boom during the late 1990s, all sorts of absurd business models were concocted by entrepreneurs more concerned with cashing in on the internet gold rush than building a sustainable long term business franchise. Many high profile failures involved attempts to use the internet as a portal where customers could order bulky merchandise such as pet food or groceries.