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You can only stay up all night so many times.
I've seen how business can transform communities.
I'd eat bowls of soft-serve ice cream until I felt sick.
I still want an entrepreneurial culture to exist forever.
I don't eat meat, but I don't consider myself a vegetarian.
It's so uncommon to have a place where no one can call you.
There is always someone who is going to look for the cracks.
People really want different things depending on who they are.
Partitions and cubicles can be oppressive. They are so boring.
One thing that people in Miami seem to be good at is partying.
We think we can play a small part in the evolution of culture.
It's certainly important for people to have a sense of privacy.
Commerce is a core component of pretty much any successful society.
I often spend the majority of my time thinking and writing down notes.
Hospitality is about trying to support multiple functions in one space.
You should be happy to spend ten to twelve hours a day wherever you work.
When you're in the moments of greatest stress, those are the most memorable.
Happiness, the feeling of positivity, really is the foundation of productivity.
It's a dream come true to think that opportunities flow from personal connections.
In the big picture, we see WeLive as a huge opportunity, as big as WeWork, for sure.
If you look at WeWork as a brand I think the way we design has a more masculine vibe.
We know the number of conference rooms and phone booths that make a building successful.
Our growth has been very fast but in every place we've gone, we've achieved great success.
To me, just to be surrounded by others, even without a common purpose, is great fulfillment.
When you have your own business, you don't mind failing if it makes you better in the long run.
Trends start and then explode very quickly, and pretty soon it's everywhere, including McDonalds.
It can be isolating to be an entrepreneur… you have to keep hustling to make it happen and that can be lonely.
We need to pay attention to the whole space - every room, chair and table - so it feels uplifting and inspiring.
We had a bunch of 'we's - a fitness concept, a restaurant concept. The first business plan we had included all of them.
In the U.S., people are habitual about drinking coffee in the morning. In China, many are drinking coffee in the afternoon.
Rather than trying to fit a prescribed need for office sizes, we try to go with the flow of the building as much as possible.
When we imagine a future for both WeWork and WeLive and the other things that we're doing, it really is about unlocking people.
When the idea of 'We' came in, it started as a 'WeBlank: WeWork, WeLive, WeSleep, WeEat.' That was the premise at the very start.
Our aspiration is to be a holistic support system or lifestyle solution for people who are interested in being open and connected.
We're really focused on being 'of no time.' We studied the idea of timelessness, looking at what designs in history have become timeless.
The copycats are interesting because some of them branded themselves as 'WeWork of China,' which helped establish us before we were there.
Many of the things we looked to solve initially were services like Internet and desk space. Then we got into the game of connecting people.
In New York, you have thousands of buildings that have never been renovated, that have horrible designs, that are really cramped and terrible.
Apart from differentiating our spaces with design, we also look for buildings that have distinctive character. We make sure every seat is a good one.
When you're 30, 40, 50 people and you're all in the room and that energy flows, that's sort of easy to maintain and I think we've learned to love that.
Empowering people to pursue their journeys. That's our first mission. Put people into an environment where they can do that, and that creates the energy.
The vision for WeWork has always been about community. It's been about working together to accomplish things greater than what we can accomplish on our own.
If you can figure out a way for people at all different stages of life to believe that they're all meaningful to each other, then yes, WeLive can work anywhere.
There's a trend for people wanting more meaning in their work and pursuing something in the day-to-day that is valuable rather than working as a means to the end.
People need a space that they can go to make a conference or Skype call. It's important to create those spaces and create a company culture that supports those spaces.
I consider myself to be a 'reducetarian.' I try to consume less and be aware of the decisions I'm making. Not just food, but single-use plastics, and fossil fuels and energy.
A desk for $350 a month in a common area is not as cheap as a coffee shop. But a lot of people would say they're empowered by that environment in a way that makes it worth it.
Many of our buildings have large format murals that are of varying subject matter, and we've found that those are the sort of things that make people stop, digest, and absorb.
Our mission is to support people in their life's path or career path, as they define it, and really, to help people succeed in whatever way they choose to. That's what we started from.
Companies have greater responsibility to their team members and to the world these days. We're the ones with the power. Large employers are the ones that can move the needle on issues.