In the big picture, we see WeLive as a huge opportunity, as big as WeWork, for sure.
To me, just to be surrounded by others, even without a common purpose, is great fulfillment.
You should be happy to spend ten to twelve hours a day wherever you work.
If I had to name my superpower, it's probably empathy.
We're not really in the real-estate space so much as we are the community-building space.
Trends start and then explode very quickly, and pretty soon it's everywhere, including McDonalds.
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.
Our aspiration is to be a holistic support system or lifestyle solution for people who are interested in being open and connected.
When the idea of 'We' came in, it started as a 'WeBlank WeWork, WeLive, WeSleep, WeEat.' That was the premise at the very start.
It's so uncommon to have a place where no one can call you.
I often spend the majority of my time thinking and writing down notes.
One thing that people in Miami seem to be good at is partying.
Hospitality is about trying to support multiple functions in one space.
You can only stay up all night so many times.
We know the number of conference rooms and phone booths that make a building successful.
People really want different things depending on who they are.
We need to pay attention to the whole space - every room, chair and table - so it feels uplifting and inspiring.
I'd eat bowls of soft-serve ice cream until I felt sick.
We had a bunch of 'we's - a fitness concept, a restaurant concept. The first business plan we had included all of them.
When we started WeWork it really was thought of holistically.
I like to be next to the center of attention.
There's no such thing as 'making it.'
It's a dream come true to think that opportunities flow from personal connections.
We think we can play a small part in the evolution of culture.
Our growth has been very fast but in every place we've gone, we've achieved great success.
There is always someone who is going to look for the cracks.
I still want an entrepreneurial culture to exist forever.
When you're in the moments of greatest stress, those are the most memorable.
In the U.S., people are habitual about drinking coffee in the morning. In China, many are drinking coffee in the afternoon.
