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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.”
“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?”
“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.”
“My grandfathers on both sides were entrepreneurs.”
“Social enterprise is at its most impactful when the goal is empowerment, not relief.”
“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.”
“Warby Parker is a data-driven company.”
“Walking in the morning improves my whole day. I think more clearly, my points of view are sharper, and I'm more decisive.”
“Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity.”
“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.”
“Creativity is a business imperative.”
“Nothing creates cool like scarcity.”
“Millennials are eager to make an impact, which makes them ideal for start-ups.”
“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.”
“Giving employees agency over their workspace encourages them to think carefully about the conditions in which they work best, and it gives them the tools to forge that environment.”
“It never gets old watching someone receive their first pair of glasses and regain their vision and their life.”
“I was captain of the soccer and basketball teams in high school, and I was the equivalent of class president.”
“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 every Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, there's 30 other entrepreneurs that started their business after working for several years.”
“On the day it launched, Warby Barker received more than twice as many visits as our regular site.”