Words matter. These are the best Adam Neumann Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
India is a unique and special place but a challenging business environment.
We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.
It’s one thing to change regulations on the city level, another on the state, and still another on the federal. The higher the levels are, the more difficult change gets.
During Shabbat, I am completely cut off, there is no one to talk to, and I do not compromise about it.
I’m dyslexic.
Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it’s the ability to give.
As a child who lived in a lot of places, one of the hardest things for me was to join a new community. It was hardest at the kibbutz, but that was also one of the most impressive communities.
WeWork is working to create a world where people make a life and not just a living.
The one thing we learned about community – you can’t force community.
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.
WeWork is a platform that is powered by technology. Our members are running their entire experience with WeWork through the app.
Finishing what you started is important.
I never had a traditional mentor. I know people who have been successful with a mentor, but I’ve never understood why I should limit myself to the knowledge and expertise of one person.
The ’90s and early 2000s were the ‘I’ decade. iPhone, the iPod – everything was about me. Look where that got us? In a terrible recession.
I do believe that mentorship is something I did not get in school, and I don’t think it exists in school in a sufficient way.
I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.
I remember how much fun it was to be a child in the kibbutz.
How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.
I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.
You never know who you’re talking to. Don’t limit a young student’s dream, because that’s how we change the world.
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.
I try to surround myself with people smarter than me – if I’m the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.
If you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go.
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.
As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.
If you’re going to build a business that’s based on community, your business has to have community in it.
Let’s not look at working hard as a negative; let’s look at it as an uplifting opportunity for us to be better.
One of the difficult things in a high-growth company is that, even with the best intentions, the company moves so fast, and growth happens so regularly. When you move at that rate, you have to be willing to change, and you have to be willing to take advice.
Before WeWork, I had a baby clothing company. When I started out, I had no real contacts in the garment business and no mentor to guide me on how things worked. I just had an idea to put pads on the baby clothes on to protect the baby’s knees.
WeWork has always believed that we are better together, and a large part of that is learning from others through meaningful connections and experiences.
