For better or worse, cash is the oxygen of your business, and you can't last long in any environment without it. — Neil Blumenthal Better Copy Share Image
When it comes to marketing, creative resources are often worth far more than dollars. — Neil Blumenthal Dollars Copy Share Image
We've built our own technology platform in-house, which operates our website and powers our retail stores. — Neil Blumenthal Own Copy Share Image
Within an office, it's important to create opportunities for anonymous feedback. — Neil Blumenthal Anonymous Copy Share Image
A startup is a company working to solve a problem where the solution is not obvious and success is not guaranteed. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
We have been very focused on eyeglasses in particular because it's a massive industry. — Neil Blumenthal Because Copy Share Image
All companies - and not just startups - face the same eternal challenge: resource allocation. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
Young people entering the job market seek employment at companies with values that match theirs. — Neil Blumenthal Investing Copy Share Image
Every moment contains an opportunity to create feelings of satisfaction and excitement in a customer. It's up to retailers to make it… — Neil Blumenthal Customer Copy Share Image
We have never met with politicians. I don't know the first thing about how to get heard. My suspicion is that it's… — Neil Blumenthal Donate Copy Share Image
I personally try to buy the best-quality items at the best price that do the least harm and from companies that are… — Neil Blumenthal Best Copy Share Image
It's impossible to predict crises - or to control them once they hit - but you can absolutely prime yourself to ride… — Neil Blumenthal Best Copy Share Image
No matter what product or service your company offers, people have a way of finding out if you are genuinely providing value. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
A workplace that encourages self-awareness is an environment where the most productive, curious, and innovative people thrive. — Neil Blumenthal Curious Copy Share Image
I completely believe in the lean startup and minimum viable product; I just I think that people are setting the threshold for… — Neil Blumenthal Believe Copy Share Image
Every generation trash-talks younger generations. Baby boomers labeled Generation X a group of tattooed slackers and materialists; Generation Xers have branded millennials… — Neil Blumenthal Baby Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, an entrepreneurial journey is all about de-risking: How can you spend the least amount of time… — Neil Blumenthal Customer Copy Share Image
Regardless of what you plan to use it for, the goal should always be to raise money right before you need it.… — Neil Blumenthal Goals Copy Share Image
If faced with two competitive candidates, every company will hire the person who evinces more enthusiasm. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
Successful entrepreneurs are pretty methodical about the problem they're trying to solve. — Neil Blumenthal About Copy Share Image
Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity. — Neil Blumenthal Authenticity Copy Share Image
Share your personality with interviewers, but keep a professional filter safely adhered to it. — Neil Blumenthal Filter Copy Share Image
Giving employees agency over their workspace encourages them to think carefully about the conditions in which they work best, and it gives… — Neil Blumenthal Agency Copy Share Image
Exploring emerging technologies like new refraction technology will enable people to get prescriptions cheaper and more conveniently, which will, in turn, provide… — Neil Blumenthal Glasses Copy Share Image
At Warby Parker, we moved our focus to promotion only after we'd spent time creating our product, a user-friendly website, and an… — Neil Blumenthal Customer experience Copy Share Image
Venture capital is an inherently optimistic form of investment - which is both its primary strength and its primary weakness. — Neil Blumenthal Customer Copy Share Image
Businesses should focus on solving problems, putting the customer first, delivering value - not gimmicks - and growing in a sustainable manner. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
When we were creating Warby Parker, for us it was about having a positive impact on the world and having a strong… — Neil Blumenthal Goals Copy Share Image
The basic idea of a hackathon is to erase all routine obligations for the day so that employees can clear a mental… — Neil Blumenthal Clear Copy Share Image
By creating a feedback culture within your office, you ensure that people continue to learn, grow, and challenge themselves. — Neil Blumenthal Creativity Copy Share Image
When you look at the reasons people leave companies, it's usually because their boss is a jerk or because they aren't learning… — Neil Blumenthal Boss Copy Share Image
When my three co-founders and I started Warby Parker in 2010, our primary intention was to sell good-looking, affordable eyewear online. — Neil Blumenthal Good looking Copy Share Image
We've built a company that distributes a pair of eyeglasses to someone in need for every pair sold; that purchases carbon offsets;… — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
Just because one company is able to succeed with a specific model doesn't mean others will follow with equal or any success. — Neil Blumenthal Business Copy Share Image
I came to Washington primarily to meet other entrepreneurs. That being said, I was also curious to hear how our federal government… — Neil Blumenthal Being Copy Share Image
We all have a personal recipe for productivity. One person may need six cups of autonomy and just a pinch of collaboration.… — Neil Blumenthal Collaboration Copy Share Image
The idea that you don't spam people with five emails a day or that you offer free shipping just seemed obvious to… — Neil Blumenthal Consumers Copy Share Image
At Warby Parker, we use the survey platform Culture Amp to take employee engagement surveys that help us become ultra-responsive to the… — Neil Blumenthal Culture Copy Share Image
Walking in the morning improves my whole day. I think more clearly, my points of view are sharper, and I'm more decisive. — Neil Blumenthal Day Copy Share Image
