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" 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. "

Neil Blumenthal

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" When a person has work, she has income and can achieve financial self-sustainability. She can prioritize her family's health and education. Her standing in the community is lifted, and so is her confidence. "

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

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" 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. "

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" In general, obsolete technology is obsolete for a reason.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

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" Young people entering the job market seek employment at companies with values that match theirs. "

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" 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. "

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" We have been very focused on eyeglasses in particular because it's a massive industry. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Successful entrepreneurs are pretty methodical about the problem they're trying to solve. "

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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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" People who are passionate about Warby Parker are passionate about creating a company that can scale, be profitable, and do good in the world - without charging a premium for it. "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Creativity is always intense. "

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" Be personable to everyone you interact with. "

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" Creativity flows when curiosity is stoked. "

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" 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. "

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