Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker

**Guy Raz** (0:00)
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Hello and welcome to the Advice Line on How I Built This Lab. I'm Guy Raz. This is the place where we help try to solve your business challenges. Each week, I'm joined by a legendary founder, a former guest on the show, who will help me try to help you. And if you're building something and you need advice, give us a call and you just might be the next guest on the show. Our number is 1-800-433-1298. Leave us a one minute message that tells us about your business and the issues or questions that you'd like help with. All right, let's get to it. Joining me today is Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker. Neil, welcome back to the show.

**Neil Blumenthal** (4:11)
Thanks for having me. It's great to be back.

**Guy Raz** (4:13)
Great to have you back. You were first on the show back in 2016, telling us how you and a few friends from your MBA program at Wharton basically realized that glasses were way too expensive than they had to be, and you decided to do something about it. And of course, your brand Warby Parker was the result. It's been an amazing success story, and you guys really changed the way people buy glasses. And by the way, for those of you listening who haven't heard that episode, we will put a link to it in the show notes. It's just an awesome story and well worth going back. I want to ask you a quick question before we get to our callers about your co-founder, Dave Gilboa, because he was also on the show with you. You guys are still the co-CEOs of Warby Parker, all these years later since you founded the company back in 2010