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" At Warby Parker, we ask ourselves a number of questions when deciding whether or not to partner up with a designer, or a nonprofit or brand. Is the potential collaboration new? Is it unexpected? Will it result in something worth talking about over dinner? Will it do good? Will it introduce us to a new audience? "

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Boss

People

Look

" The idea that you don't spam people with five emails a day or that you offer free shipping just seemed obvious to us, because that's how we want to be treated as consumers. "

" In general, obsolete technology is obsolete for a reason. Monocles are no exception. "

" I wanted to open up a stand to sell dried fruit and beef jerky where we lived in Greenwich Village. I was 8 years old. I had been flipping through TV channels and got mesmerized by this infomercial for a food dehydrator. "

" We all have a personal recipe for productivity. One person may need six cups of autonomy and just a pinch of collaboration. Another person may require heaps of sociability and noise, with just a teaspoon of occasional privacy. "

" Theoretically, an open-plan office is a great format for a changeable work environment, a place where employees have a say over how they work and a place that can adapt to their needs and to the needs of the business. "

" No matter what product or service your company offers, people have a way of finding out if you are genuinely providing value. "

" I was captain of the soccer and basketball teams in high school, and I was the equivalent of class president. "

" We have never met with politicians. I don't know the first thing about how to get heard. My suspicion is that it's to donate a lot of money. "

" Creativity is a business imperative. "

" By creating a feedback culture within your office, you ensure that people continue to learn, grow, and challenge themselves. "

" Often, companies are trying to chase growth and get into other categories or go international too quickly, and they can get in trouble doing that. "

Neil Blumenthal

Doing

Get

" Florence Nightingale. She is one of the most dynamic social entrepreneurs in history. "

" Creativity is always intense. "

" Within an office, it's important to create opportunities for anonymous feedback. "

" What happens when kids don't have glasses - they get bored in class. They disengage and they may be disruptive. They may be misdiagnosed for A.D.D. or put in special needs classes. "

" Hackathons are an amazing way to engage the team, foster collaboration, and knock out great work. "

" Nothing creates cool like scarcity. "

Neil Blumenthal

Cool

Scarcity

" I want to go at least 11 hours without food. I sat next to Hugh Jackman at a conference, and he told me he fasted 12 to 14 hours when he was training for the Wolverine movies. I've deluded myself into thinking I can effortlessly achieve the same body type as Hugh Jackman if I keep up this eating schedule. "

Neil Blumenthal

Training

Thinking

" If you peek behind the curtain at any type of company, you'll see that things are far less organized than you'd expect. "

" A workplace that encourages self-awareness is an environment where the most productive, curious, and innovative people thrive. "

" I'm not as smart as I think I am. "

Neil Blumenthal

Smart

I Think

" Warby Parker is a data-driven company. "

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Parker

" At Warby Parker, we say that we're customer focused but medium agnostic. "

" Millennials in particular get a lot of flack for their supposed entitlement and narcissism, but these evaluations have never matched my experience with hiring young people at Warby Parker. "

" If you don't plan to dive in and dedicate all of your time to your startup, you probably shouldn't be looking for funding. It's hard enough asking for money when you believe in an idea; asking for money to fund something you're iffy about is ten times more strenuous. "

" My goal is to get in bed by 11. That rarely happens. But I celebrate when it does happen. "

" The trick to maximizing your team's productivity is to create a workspace that's flexible, so it can be altered according to the ever-changing needs of the company and its team members. "

" When another editorial pops up denouncing millennials for some perceived generational flaw, I take it with a Miley Cyrus-sized grain of salt. "

" Just because one company is able to succeed with a specific model doesn't mean others will follow with equal or any success. "