I was captain of the soccer and basketball teams in high school, and I was the equivalent of class president. Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
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. Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
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. Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
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. Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
My goal is to get in bed by 11. That rarely happens. But I celebrate when it does happen. Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
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? Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
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? Neil Blumenthal Read Quote
