Adam Neumann Quotes
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When we launched WeWork back in 2010, we saw our opportunity to build community by bringing people together.
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I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.
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WeWork has always believed that we are better together, and a large part of that is learning from others through meaningful connections and experiences.
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I remember how much fun it was to be a child in the kibbutz.
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Before I started WeWork, I owned a baby clothing company based in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
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When I met my wife, I was focused on making money but failing miserably.
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Life is about being present. Sometimes your home will demand more attention, and you should be there. Sometimes your work is more demanding. But the beautiful thing when you create your life's work is that it always feels like you're on a mission.
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New York is the new Silicon Valley.
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Be the guy that delivers the goods and consistently promise things that you can deliver. Even if you under-promise, it's better than over-promising and not delivering, because you don't get a lot of tries.
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You never know who you're talking to. Don't limit a young student's dream, because that's how we change the world.
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There's no one person that can provide all the insights I need to run the business. There are so many aspects to WeWork: Digital, real estate, operations, space, and design. I pick and choose people who can help in each aspect.
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If it's servicing a real need, that doesn't go away in a recession. If you're serving a true need, and if you have a loyal group of customers that are falling... As the world goes through a tough time, these customers will stay with you.
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Anybody that wants to be something greater than themselves, that understands that bringing meaning and intention into work and bringing those two things together, is a member of the 'we generation,' and the money tends to follow.
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I believe that if you regularly make the right choice - and it takes practice; it takes effort - the more you make the right choice, the easier it gets.
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Technology has made it possible to order food, buy clothes, get a ride - anything you can think of, really - at the touch of a button. But what about having the right people near you when you need them?
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When I moved to New York City from Israel, I came here with the idea to get a great job, have tons of fun, and make a lot of money. Growing up in Israel, I watched a lot of American TV, and I thought it's what the 'cool' people did, and I wanted the same thing.
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How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.
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If you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.
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Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give.
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WeWork is working to create a world where people make a life and not just a living.
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I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.
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Huge success is very hard to come by.
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If more people follow their superpowers - and everyone has one - then we're going to be better as a society.
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Let's not look at working hard as a negative; let's look at it as an uplifting opportunity for us to be better.