Adam Neumann Quotes
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I remember how much fun it was to be a child in the kibbutz.
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We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.
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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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When we launched WeWork back in 2010, we saw our opportunity to build community by 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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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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New York is the new Silicon Valley.
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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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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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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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WeWork is working to create a world where people make a life and not just a living.
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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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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 you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.
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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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Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give.
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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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As far as WeWork is concerned, we're not competing with co-working spaces; we're not competing with office suites. We're competing with work. We think there's a new way of working in the world, and it's just better. For the millenials and everybody that understands collaboration and the sharing economy, that's just the right way for them.
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Huge success is very hard to come by.
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My wife is absolutely one of my key advisors. She comes from a background that's very different than mine.