Chase the vision, not the money.

The quote argues that money is an outcome rather than a compass. Hsieh’s point is that entrepreneurs and leaders should orient decisions around a clear vision—what problem they are solving, what values they are building, and what kind of experience they want to create—because that focus tends to produce durable advantages (trust, differentiation, loyalty) that financial returns follow. It also warns that chasing money directly can distort priorities, encouraging opportunism, short-termism, and compromises that erode culture and product quality. In this view, vision supplies coherence and resilience; money measures success but should not dictate the direction.