Noah Kerner quotes

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

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“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

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“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

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

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

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“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

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“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.”

Source : "1000 Chairs". Book by Carlotte & Peter Fiell (p. 66), 2005.

“Not all design is for the general good.”

Source : ""Not all design is for the general good," says MoMA's Paola Antonelli". Interview with Gabrielle Kennedy, www.dezeen.com. May 15, 2014.

“Accessible design is good design.”

“Good design is good business.”