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" Nothing creates cool like scarcity. "
Neil Blumenthal
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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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" 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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" From the beginning, we believed that it was possible to develop direct relationships with customers at a relatively cheap cost, and our plan was to build a lifestyle brand that was also an Internet company - a rarity for eyewear. "
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" All companies - and not just startups - face the same eternal challenge: resource allocation. "
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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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" No matter what product or service your company offers, people have a way of finding out if you are genuinely providing value. "
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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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" At Warby Parker, we say that we're customer focused but medium agnostic. "
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