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# hubris7 quotes

HUBRIS

In the world I see, you're going to have a WeWork on every corner. We are here in order to change the world. Nothing less than that interests me.

ambitionvisionAdam Neumann, interview with Forbes 2017

I compared myself to Steve Jobs in an interview. I called juice "the internet of food." I understand now that those statements did not help.

hubrisfailureNew York Times Profile, 2017

I ran Flextronics, one of the largest manufacturers in the world. I knew how to build things at scale. Construction seemed like the obvious next frontier. It wasn't obvious at all.

originmanufacturingBloomberg Interview, 2019

I ran Disney Studios. I co-founded DreamWorks. I know entertainment. I raised $1.75 billion for Quibi and it lasted six months. Turns out I didn't know mobile.

failurehubrisNew York Times Interview, 2020

This is what happens when you work to change things. First they think you're crazy, then they fight you, and then all of a sudden you change the world.

hubrisdelusionTechCrunch Disrupt, 2014

I wore the same black turtleneck every day. People compared me to Steve Jobs. The difference is Steve Jobs had a product that worked.

brandinghubrisMedia Commentary, 2018

Sequoia backed us. Temasek backed us. Every name-brand investor in Asia wrote us a check. When that much money comes in that fast, it can make you believe you are infallible. You are not.

fundraisinghubrisPodcast, 2023