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Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.

After waiting too long to pay his restaurant bill, Aman Narang thought there had to be a better way. His first idea—a mobile payment app—flopped.But that failure revealed a much bigger opportunity.Restaurants were struggling with outdated software that many owners hated. Payment ... Show More

51m 2s

Jul 16

Advice Line with Kenneth Cole

Today’s callers: Matt from New York City unpacks the stigma working against his line of foot wellness products. Then Emefa in Toronto seeks a direct relationship with customers of her fashion brand in the wake of a key retailer going out of business. Finally, Levi in Rhode Island ... Show More

45m 35s

Jul 13

Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)

Tom Rinks got his start in the commission-only "shark tank" of midwestern furniture sales. That’s where he learned what makes customers buy. Decades later, those instincts helped him grow a joke of a side hustle into a $400 million success.In 2009, he created the iconic branding ... Show More

1h 15m

Apr 2015

Warby Parker Co-Founder Neil Blumenthal

Neil Blumenthal and his friends (later turned co-founders) were tired of paying outrageous prices for their glasses, so they did what any crazy and ambitious entrepreneur would: they set out to disrupt the eyewear industry by cutting out the middleman. Warby Parker launched in 20 ... Show More

28m 1s

Nov 2022

Brand while you build, w/Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal & Dave Gilboa

Some aspects of your brand will be defined by what customers tell you; others, by what you tell them. In their stories of how they scaled Warby Parker from scrappy e-commerce site to comprehensive eyewear and eye care juggernaut, co-founder and co-CEOs Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gi ... Show More

45m 52s

Sep 2025

Dave Gilboa, co-Founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker

Warby Parker’s has serious AI glasses plans with Google. Tom Gardner, Tim Beyers, and Dave Gilboa discuss: Explaining Warby Parker’s business to a 10-year-old Plans for those AI glasses Capital allocation at Warby Parker Hosts: Tom Gardner and Tim Beyers Guest: Dave Gilboa Engine ... Show More

23m 59s

Aug 2021

EP 128 Payam Honari & Ziad Tariq, Founders of ADASAT

In this episode of Dubai Works, we're joined by Payam Horani and Ziad Tariq, both co-founders of ADASAT, the regions leading platform for premium eyewear.After 25 years of expertise in the optical field, the founders launched ADASAT in September of 2019. Today, they have transfor ... Show More

47m 55s

Aug 2025

New Halo Smart Glasses

In this episode, Jamie and Jaeden discuss the emergence of a new AI smart glasses company that has developed glasses capable of recording conversations and providing augmented reality features. They explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of such technology, including privac ... Show More

10m 43s

Nov 2024

Making Moves That Matter

Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between Inc. editor-at-large Tom Foster and the co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s Inc, Jeff Raider. He is also a co-founder of Warby Parker. Their conversation goes deep on topics like brand building, e-comm ... Show More

54m 18s

Sep 2021

👀 “The Dumbledore of DTC” — Warby Parker’s stock. Amazon’s robo-pooch. Debt Ceiling’s drama.

Warby Parker just went public with $56 worth of eyeglasses, but its greatest creation isn’t shades — it’s its business model. Amazon’s biggest new product of the year is a lineup of robots to take over your home, your body, and fly through your kitchen. And the Debt Ceiling drama ... Show More

19m 27s

Oct 2020

7 Tips for Building a 7-Figure Business

<p>In this episode, you'll learn from an entrepreneur who built her business from a personal need by creating stylish blue light glasses that merge fashion with function. Klassy Network since expanded to clothing and accessories. </p><p>For more on Klassy Network and show notes: ... Show More

52m 47s

Framing the future of eyecare with Neil ...