Quotes from Neil Blumenthal

We have been very focused on eyeglasses in particular because it's a massive industry.

Young people entering the job market seek employment at companies with values that match theirs.

At Warby Parker, we say that we're customer focused but medium agnostic.

Millennials in particular get a lot of flack for their supposed entitlement and narcissism, but these evaluations have never matched my experience with hiring young people at Warby Parker.

One of my favorite products at Warby Parker also happens to be our worst-selling item: the monocle.

Warby Parker designs experiences, not products.

Warby Parker is a data-driven company.

I believe that the concept of 'design' encompasses every aspect of customers's exposure to a brand, from the moment they hear about us to the first time they visit our store to the process of ordering and anticipating the arrival of their glasses.

If you peek behind the curtain at any type of company, you'll see that things are far less organized than you'd expect.

Brands are only powerful if they're real and authentic.

A startup is a company working to solve a problem where the solution is not obvious and success is not guaranteed.

Businesses should focus on solving problems, putting the customer first, delivering value - not gimmicks - and growing in a sustainable manner.

Venture capital is an inherently optimistic form of investment - which is both its primary strength and its primary weakness.

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.

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.

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

Walking in the morning improves my whole day. I think more clearly, my points of view are sharper, and I'm more decisive.

When another editorial pops up denouncing millennials for some perceived generational flaw, I take it with a Miley Cyrus-sized grain of salt.

When we were creating Warby Parker, for us it was about having a positive impact on the world and having a strong social mission.

Nothing creates cool like scarcity.

At its best, entrepreneurship creates jobs, solves problems, and galvanizes creative thinking.

Every moment contains an opportunity to create feelings of satisfaction and excitement in a customer. It's up to retailers to make it happen.

It may seem premature, but you need to be thinking of your exit from the moment you accept capital, because at that moment, you've made an explicit agreement with an investor that he or she will eventually be able to gain liquidity.

Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity.