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

Neil Blumenthal

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" Creativity flows when curiosity is stoked. "

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" Nothing creates cool like scarcity. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Avoid the 'squeaky wheel gets the grease' habit of overreacting to the loudest feedback. The first time you hear a particular piece of feedback, treat it like a clue and do some investigating. Find out how deep it goes - maybe it stops at the surface and won't be an issue, maybe not. "

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" I came to Washington primarily to meet other entrepreneurs. That being said, I was also curious to hear how our federal government was thinking about entrepreneurship. "

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

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" One of the core values of the startup world is that you must have a list of core values. Like all abstract ideas, they're easy to dream up and tricky to implement. "

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" Every day, write down a few frustrations. And then at the end of the week, you'll have maybe 10 problems. By the end of the month, maybe you have 40 to 50 problems. And then you can spend time thinking about, Is there a viable business in solving any of these everyday frustrations? "

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" It's not easy to keep good sleep habits as an entrepreneur, especially at the early stages when there's always a fire to put out. "

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

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

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" When my three co-founders and I started Warby Parker in 2010, our primary intention was to sell good-looking, affordable eyewear online. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Share your personality with interviewers, but keep a professional filter safely adhered to it. "

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" At the end of the day, an entrepreneurial journey is all about de-risking: How can you spend the least amount of time and money to accomplish your goal? The more information you can gather, the more comfortable you'll be investing time and money into a particular offering. "

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

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