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.
— Adam Neumann
The good thing about India is that they believe something great about themselves.
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.
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.
I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.
Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.
We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.
I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.
After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.
Finishing what you started is important.
WeWork is working to create a world where people make a life and not just a living.
How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.
Before I started WeWork, I owned a baby clothing company based in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
During Shabbat, I am completely cut off, there is no one to talk to, and I do not compromise about it.
I think all of us naturally want to be a part of a community... at home and at work.
WeWork is a platform that is powered by technology. Our members are running their entire experience with WeWork through the app.
Huge success is very hard to come by.
WeWork has always believed that we are better together, and a large part of that is learning from others through meaningful connections and experiences.
Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give.
I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.
When I met my wife, I was focused on making money but failing miserably.
I'm dyslexic.
Let's not look at working hard as a negative; let's look at it as an uplifting opportunity for us to be better.
I believe that doing the right thing will not only create the best culture and the best product, but you'll also make the most money - even if you're making decisions that lose you money in the short term.
I remember how much fun it was to be a child in the kibbutz.
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.
If more people follow their superpowers - and everyone has one - then we're going to be better as a society.
A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.
If you really want to change the world, change kids when they're two.
I would not have guessed how much I love being a father.
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.
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.
As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.
It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.
Globalisation for a startup is exciting; you have to learn so fast about the different cultures of the world.
New York is the new Silicon Valley.
If you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.
I actually think most people do what they love because it's really important to them.
I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.
I met with my spiritual teacher and went to a therapist. I realized that if I came from a positive place, not only will everyone feel better and I will feel happier, but the company will work better.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Once you choose to enter a WeWork, you choose to be part of something more 'we' than 'me.' People start coming together. They'll see each other in the elevator; they talk in the stairways. There's a thousand other things they do.
The one thing we learned about community - you can't force community.
When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.
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 you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go.
The right people don't care about a corner office - they care about the culture, if you're mission-driven, what you're going to do to make the world a better place.
