Noah Kerner quotes

  • Aesthetic isn't simply about good design for good design's sake.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #Design #Aesthetic #Good Design

  • Most people who have wealth came from nothing or their parents came from nothing. And this idea that anyone can grow wealth is central to what we do.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #People #Parent #Wealth

  • We want our users to use the Found Money feature so they can get extra money while they shop, which will be invested in their future. And that's a powerful idea for our customers, and it is a powerful idea for brands because from their perspective they are increasing loyalty for their brands by investing in their customers' future. And of course it helps us grow our business.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #Loyalty #Powerful #Perspective

  • We're looking out for the financial best interests of the up-and-comer. Everything connects to that.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #Financial #Interest

  • We think people who make a lot of income and have a lot of net-worth are pretty well served.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #Thinking #People

  • Our customer is the person whose household income is under $100,000, which is the majority of Americans. We created Acorns from the ground up to serve their best interests. We started with micro-investing, which allows them to invest their spare change. Once they get more engaged they can set recurring investments - $5 a day, $5 a week, for instance - whatever works for them.
    -- Noah Kerner

    #Investment #Week #Interest

  • Design should do the same thing in everyday life that art does when encountered: amaze us, scare us or delight us, but certainly open us to new worlds within our daily existence.

  • Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

  • Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.

  • Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.

  • I am a person who holds the aesthetic high. I have suits made in Savile Row.

  • A good designer will actually design the company.

  • The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.

  • Not all design is for the general good.

  • Accessible design is good design.

  • Good design is good business.