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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. "

Neil Blumenthal

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" It's never easy asking for help. "

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" We've built our own technology platform in-house, which operates our website and powers our retail stores. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" 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. "

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" There are two elements to nailing a job interview: form and substance. 'Form' describes the outer layer of your character - your manners, your demeanor, your social skills. 'Substance' describes the inner core of your character - your intellect, your empathy, your creativity. "

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

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" In general, obsolete technology is obsolete for a reason.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

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" A good collaboration pushes the boundaries of both partners. "

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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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" On the day it launched, Warby Barker received more than twice as many visits as our regular site. "

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

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" Just as a company needs a strategy to capture market share, a company needs a strategy to encourage actions that reflect their core values. "

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" 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. "

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" Self-awareness is a trait - or maybe 'practice' is the more accurate way to put it - that everyone can always improve at. It is part emotional intelligence, part perceptiveness, part critical thinking. It means knowing your weaknesses, of course, but it also means knowing your strengths and what motivates you. "

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" My grandfathers on both sides were entrepreneurs. "

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" Warby Parker designs experiences, not products. "

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" Be personable to everyone you interact with. "

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