Warby Parker co-founders tested over 2,000 candidate names before launching
Dave Gilboa · Warby Parker: Dave Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal (2016) · Feb 19, 2018 · at 11:05
Warby Parker co-founder Dave Gilboa discusses the startup's early naming process with host Guy Raz.
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“I think we still have our spreadsheet of over 2000 names that we tested on our very patient friends.”
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