Adam Neumann Quotes:- Adam Neumann (born April 25, 1979) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and investor. In 2010, he co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey, where he served as CEO from 2010 to 2019. In 2019, he co-founded a family office dubbed 166 2nd Financial Services with his wife, Rebekah Neumann, to manage their personal wealth, investing over a billion dollars in real estate and venture startups.
Inspirational Adam Neumann Quotes
“As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.”
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“Globalization for a startup is exciting; you have to learn so fast about the different cultures of the world.”
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“Before I started WeWork, I owned a baby clothing company based in Dumbo, Brooklyn.”
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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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“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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“The most precious resource we have is time.”
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“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.”
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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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“We always wanted to create a business that makes a difference in the world.”
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“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.”
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“When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money – but everything crashed.”
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“When I was a little kid, I and all my family lived in a house the size of my daughter’s room.”
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Famous Quotes By Adam Neumann
“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.”
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“If you’re going to build a business that’s based on community, your business has to have a community in it.”
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“During Shabbat, I am completely cut off, there is no one to talk to, and I do not compromise about it.”
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“After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.”
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“If you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go.”
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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.”
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“I served in the Israeli Navy, and it’s not an easy thing.”
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“New York is the new Silicon Valley.”
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“I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.”
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“The ’90s and early 2000s were the ‘I’ decide. iPhone, the iPod – everything was about me. Look where that got us. In a terrible recession.”
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“Do I think people who need a good opportunity become harder workers sometimes? Yes.”
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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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“Happiness comes from within.”
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“Huge success is very hard to come by.”
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Famous Quotes By Adam Neumann
“Others think their American ways will work in other countries. That’s not always accurate and can be disrespectful to the local culture.”
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“WeWork is a platform that is powered by technology. Our members are running their entire experience with WeWork through the app.”
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“A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.”
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“Finishing what you started is important.”
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“I think all of us naturally want to be a part of a community… at home and at work.”
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“Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.”
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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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“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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“It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.”
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“India is a unique and special place but a challenging business environment.”
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“If your business is the right business, then money will never be an issue.”
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Quotes From Adam Neumann
“I learned a lot in the naval officers’ course. It gave me a lot.”
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“I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.”
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“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 are a thousand other things they do.”
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“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.”
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“My wife is absolutely one of my key advisors. She comes from a background that’s very different than mine.”
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“The good thing about India is that they believe something great about themselves.”
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“I remember how much fun it was to be a child in the kibbutz.”
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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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“WeWork is my fifth venture. I failed in my first, second, and third, and had mediocre success in the fourth.”
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“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.”
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“I would not have guessed how much I love being a father.”
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“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.”
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Top 10 Adam Neumann Quotes
“Mentorship plays such an important role in business – we know it’s a must – and I believe schools should embrace it in a much fuller way.”
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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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“When I started at Baruch in January 2002, I was almost 23 years old. I’d previously spent five years as an officer in the Israeli Navy. I did what I thought you were supposed to do at that age – a little studying and a lot of trying to have fun.”
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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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“Be the guy that delivers the goods and consistently promises 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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