There are 150 million people who wake up every morning and don't want to go to the office. We are going to save those people.

workvisionAdam Neumann, WeWork co-founder, TechCrunch Disrupt 2017

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

The energy of We — greater than any one of us, but inside each of us.

corporatebrandingWeWork S-1 filing opening line, August 2019

I made decisions that were not in the best interest of the company. I own that.

failureaccountabilityAdam Neumann, post-resignation statement 2019

When you invest twelve minutes and the guy wants a billion, you're going to lose big or win big.

investingriskMasayoshi Son on his WeWork investment decision, interview 2023

WeWork was a real estate company that somehow convinced Silicon Valley it was a tech company. The S-1 was the moment the spell broke.

startupsvaluationScott Galloway, NYU professor, 2019