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Neil Blumenthal

12 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 26, 2016 by Neil Blumenthal · said 13 times in 4 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Dec 26, 2016
Disclosure
Warby Parker priced glasses at $95 to avoid seeming cheap
“So we actually settled on 95 dollars using just our instinct, thinking that this doesn't sound cheap and that it looks deliberate and visually looks decent.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 26, 2016 ▶ 10:08 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal
Dec 26, 2016
Insight
Blumenthal: PR success is 30% the messenger and 70% the message
“We often say that PR is, I think, 30% the messenger, 70% the message”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 26, 2016 ▶ 15:19 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal
Dec 26, 2016 positive
Insight
Blumenthal: Nothing creates brand cool like scarcity
“Yeah, nothing creates cool like scarcity.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 26, 2016 ▶ 19:53 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal
Dec 26, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Blumenthal: Warby Parker applied to 18 banks and 17 rejected them
“We went to 18 different banks, and only one would talk to us”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 26, 2016 ▶ 22:53 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal
Feb 19, 2018 positive
Insight
Blumenthal: Nothing Creates Cool Like Scarcity
“Nothing creates cool like scarcity.”
Neil Blumenthal Feb 19, 2018 ▶ 20:32 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal (2016)
Feb 19, 2018
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Blumenthal: Warby Parker priced at $95 over $99 to avoid looking cheap
“So one thought was, should we charge 99 dollars? And we felt that was too discounty and cheap, and we were building an aspirational brand. So we actually settled on 95 dollars using just our instinct, thinking that this doesn't sound cheap and that it looks de…”
Neil Blumenthal Feb 19, 2018 ▶ 10:29 Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal (2016)
Dec 14, 2023 negative
Insight
Blumenthal: Bold corporate statements often cause distraction rather than real impact
“Making bold proclamations or performative statements can sometimes not lead to desired impact and may actually lead to disruption and distraction.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 35:50 Framing the future of eyecare with Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker
Dec 14, 2023 bullish
Prediction Held up
Blumenthal: AI ocular imaging will eventually diagnose primary health conditions
“And then we can use AIs to make diagnoses eventually and, you know, help better triage. Customers, not just within sort of eye care, but for primary health care and beyond.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 33:38 Framing the future of eyecare with Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker
Dec 14, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Gilboa: Warby Parker executives report to only one co-CEO
“So every department, every executive only reports into one of us. And that allows us to kind of spend more time in those parts of the business.”
Dave Gilboa Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 2:33 Framing the future of eyecare with Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker
Dec 14, 2023
Assertion Supported
Blumenthal: Roughly 2% of American optometrists are Black
“Roughly two percent of optometrists in America are Black.”
Neil Blumenthal Dec 14, 2023 ▶ 35:11 Framing the future of eyecare with Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker
Jan 15, 2026
Assertion Supported
Blumenthal: The Average American Buys Glasses Once Every Two Years
“The average American buys glasses once every two years.”
Neil Blumenthal Jan 15, 2026 ▶ 10:20 Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker
Jan 15, 2026 neutral
Insight
Blumenthal: Warby Parker Customers Ranked Social Mission Last in Buying Decisions
“After survey after survey, what we found was what mattered first and foremost was how these glasses look on your face. Second price you know, third quality last, if at all Would be the social mission.”
Neil Blumenthal Jan 15, 2026 ▶ 9:39 Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker
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