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New York is the new Silicon Valley.
Huge success is very hard to come by.
It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.
Finishing what you started is important.
The most precious resource we have is time.
A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.
I served in the Israeli Navy, and it's not an easy thing.
I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.
The one thing we learned about community - you can't force community.
If you really want to change the world, change kids when they're two.
I happen to love buildings, and my passion is bringing people together.
When I met my wife, I was focused on making money but failing miserably.
If your business is the right business, then money will never be an issue.
India is a unique and special place but a challenging business environment.
The good thing about India is that they believe something great about themselves.
Before I started WeWork, I owned a baby clothing company based in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
Do I think people who need a good opportunity become harder workers sometimes? Yes.
As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.
When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.
If you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go.
When I was a little kid, me and all my family lived in a house the size of my daughter's room.
Serving in the Israeli Army taught me what it means to be part of something greater than yourself.
During Shabbat, I am completely cut off, there is no one to talk to, and I do not compromise about it.
WeWork is my fifth venture. I failed in my first, second and third, had mediocre success in the fourth.
Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give.
My wife is absolutely one of my key advisors. She comes from a background that's very different than mine.
I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.
If more people follow their superpowers - and everyone has one - then we're going to be better as a society.
When we launched WeWork back in 2010, we saw our opportunity to build community by bringing people together.
Globalisation for a startup is exciting; you have to learn so fast about the different cultures of the world.
Let's not look at working hard as a negative; let's look at it as an uplifting opportunity for us to be better.
You never know who you're talking to. Don't limit a young student's dream, because that's how we change the world.
I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.
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.
WeWork is a platform that is powered by technology. Our members are running their entire experience with WeWork through the app.
How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.
After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.
Others think their American ways will work in other countries. That's not always accurate and can be disrespectful to the local culture.
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.
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 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.
WeWork has always believed that we are better together, and a large part of that is learning from others through meaningful connections and experiences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.