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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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" When we were creating Warby Parker, for us it was about having a positive impact on the world and having a strong social mission. "

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

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

Neil Blumenthal

Business

Looks

" Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity. "

" A startup is a company working to solve a problem where the solution is not obvious and success is not guaranteed. "

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

" 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. "

" For any collaboration to work, each partner must have a strong sense of identity. If one overpowers the other, it's like mixing lemonade with water - you wind up diluting the brew. "

" 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

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Opportunity

" 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. "

" Self-aware employees make a self-aware company. "

" 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. "

" Exploring emerging technologies like new refraction technology will enable people to get prescriptions cheaper and more conveniently, which will, in turn, provide increased access to prescription glasses. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For many startups, ideating is the fun part: coming up with ingenious schemes to grab eyeballs and start conversations. But before you dive into that stage, take a step back and define your goals. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Millennials are eager to make an impact, which makes them ideal for start-ups. "

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

Neil Blumenthal

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I Think

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

" 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. "

" Be personable to everyone you interact with. "

" For every Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, there's 30 other entrepreneurs that started their business after working for several years. "

" At Warby Parker, we moved our focus to promotion only after we'd spent time creating our product, a user-friendly website, and an on-the-ball customer experience team. "

" 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. "

" I completely believe in the lean startup and minimum viable product; I just I think that people are setting the threshold for minimum viable too low. "