Warby Parker
How Niche Players Can Compete Against Big Brands
Being the little fish in a big pond can be advantageous for young entrepreneurs.
13 Startup Events and News to Watch This Week
Google and Austin have something hush hush up their sleeves, SCORE talks mobile apps, Silicon Beach startups convene in LA, Quirky Teams up with GE, TEDx opens up at Times Square, Warby Parker goes offline, the NY Film & Finance forum dishes about the movie biz, President Obama will offer up his latest budget, Jason Fried of 37Signals explains why customers flock to greener pastures… this week’s notable news and startup events for young treps.
Big-Box Backlash: The Rebirth of Mom-and-Pop Shops
Call it a retail revival. After getting crushed by big-box stores during the 1980s and 1990s, mom-and-pop shops are enjoying something of a rebirth among U.S. consumers. Thanks to a little thing called the internet and the ubiquity of computing …
Warby Parker and Inspired Vision (Video)
In this installment of Young Visionaries, social entrepreneurs David Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal describe their vision for sharp eyewear for the developed and the developing world.
