Adam Neumann Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Adam Neumann As one of the world's largest physical networks, it is our responsibility to help lead the way and set the global example for people and corporations on how we should take care of each other and of our planet, partly due to technology and partly due to the times we live in, the world has never felt smaller and yet more people than ever are sharing that they feel alone. Adam Neumann technology I do not have an exact date or timeline to share with you, but I wanted you to know first that this process has started. Adam Neumann technology If your business is the right business, then money will never be an issue. Adam Neumann will never money business How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment. Adam Neumann you change work people If you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go. Adam Neumann never know you universe I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income. Adam Neumann do-what-you-love you love believe Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give. Adam Neumann ability money success happiness Globalisation for a startup is exciting; you have to learn so fast about the different cultures of the world. Adam Neumann fast you different world I would not have guessed how much I love being a father. Adam Neumann how being love father As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection. Adam Neumann place digital forget world 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. Adam Neumann decade iphone look me WeWork is my fifth venture. I failed in my first, second and third, had mediocre success in the fourth. Adam Neumann failed first venture success If more people follow their superpowers - and everyone has one - then we're going to be better as a society. Adam Neumann follow better society people When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed. Adam Neumann tried make everything money 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. Adam Neumann work home beautiful life 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. Adam Neumann me you together people 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. Adam Neumann me clothes business baby I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together. Adam Neumann passion together love people I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms. Adam Neumann myself me change people 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. Adam Neumann never myself people knowledge
