Tony Hsieh, who became a frequently quoted and studied management guru by persuading millions of people to buy shoes online through Zappos, died Friday at the age of 46, one of his companies, DTP Cos., said.

The company didn’t provide a cause of death, but the Associated Press cited reports that he had been injured in a house fire while visiting Connecticut.

The…

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