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" Every generation trash-talks younger generations. Baby boomers labeled Generation X a group of tattooed slackers and materialists; Generation Xers have branded millennials as iPhone-addicted brats. "

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" Businesses should focus on solving problems, putting the customer first, delivering value - not gimmicks - and growing in a sustainable manner. "

Neil Blumenthal

Growing

First

Focus

" All companies - and not just startups - face the same eternal challenge: resource allocation. "

" It never gets old watching someone receive their first pair of glasses and regain their vision and their life. "

" When it comes to marketing, creative resources are often worth far more than dollars. "

Neil Blumenthal

Far

Worth

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

" 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. "

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

" The key to an ideal workplace, in one hyphenated word, is this: self-awareness. "

" Brands are only powerful if they're real and authentic. "

" Walking in the morning improves my whole day. I think more clearly, my points of view are sharper, and I'm more decisive. "

" It's never easy asking for help. "

" I believe that the concept of 'design' encompasses every aspect of customers's exposure to a brand, from the moment they hear about us to the first time they visit our store to the process of ordering and anticipating the arrival of their glasses. "

" At its best, entrepreneurship creates jobs, solves problems, and galvanizes creative thinking. "

" It's impossible to predict crises - or to control them once they hit - but you can absolutely prime yourself to ride them out as best as possible. "

" The rules of optical dispensing vary from state to state. Dispensing eyeglasses is not that complicated, and even if it were complicated, there should be uniform rules. "

" The basic idea of a hackathon is to erase all routine obligations for the day so that employees can clear a mental space for creativity. "

" Creativity is a business imperative. "

" Social enterprise is at its most impactful when the goal is empowerment, not relief. "

" One of my favorite products at Warby Parker also happens to be our worst-selling item: the monocle. "

" 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. "

" When you look at the reasons people leave companies, it's usually because their boss is a jerk or because they aren't learning and growing. "

" If you think about what are glasses, they are the best example of form and function. "

" I personally try to buy the best-quality items at the best price that do the least harm and from companies that are striving to do good - many of those companies are run by young entrepreneurs. "

" Every moment contains an opportunity to create feelings of satisfaction and excitement in a customer. It's up to retailers to make it happen. "

Neil Blumenthal

Moment

Opportunity

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

" Nothing creates cool like scarcity. "

Neil Blumenthal

Cool

Scarcity

" Building a consistent experience and firm identity was instrumental in our ability to swiftly build our online presence, open four stores as well as a mobile store in a converted yellow school bus, and launch six shops-in-shops. "

" For better or worse, cash is the oxygen of your business, and you can't last long in any environment without it. "

" 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. "

" During times of plenty - when venture funding is abundant and startups multiply like rabbits - every business looks like a winner. "

Neil Blumenthal

Business

Looks