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Measuring what makes life worthwhile

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Chip Conley |

TED2010

• February 2010

When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.

When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.

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Chip Conley

Hospitality entrepreneur, author

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Chip Conley disrupted the hospitality industry -- twice.

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