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“One of the difficult things in a high-growth company is that, even with the best intentions, the company moves so fast, and growth happens so regularly. When you move at that rate, you have to be willing to change, and you have to be willing to take advice.”
“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.”
“If more people follow their superpowers - and everyone has one - then we're going to be better as a society.”
“Huge success is very hard to come by.”
“After I arrived in the United States, I realized that in the army, Israelis learn how to be part of something bigger than themselves.”
“Finishing what you started is important.”
“I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.”
“It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.”
“WeWork is my fifth venture. I failed in my first, second and third, had mediocre success in the fourth.”
“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.”
“When I met my wife, I was focused on making money but failing miserably.”
“The most precious resource we have is time.”
“If you are open-minded and you let the universe come in, you never know where things might go.”
“I'm dyslexic.”
“Anybody that wants to be something greater than themselves, that understands that bringing meaning and intention into work and bringing those two things together, is a member of the 'we generation,' and the money tends to follow.”
“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?”
“If you're going to build a business that's based on community, your business has to have community in it.”
“I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.”
“When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.”
“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.”