What Adam Neumann has said about Benchmark (venture capital firm)

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 28, 2026

Adam Neumann, Israeli-American entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of WeWork, founder of the residential real estate company Flow, has been quoted on Benchmark (venture capital firm) once in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on September 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Neumann warns founders against taking money from Benchmark, which he says pushed out himself, Travis Kalanick and Jack Dorsey.
“If you're an entrepreneur today and you take it from Benchmark, the company that took me out, that took Travis, superstar out, Jack Dorsey out”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million Debt (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 51:11

Episodes

Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million Debt
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 28, 2026 · 2 h 15 min
Adam Neumann tells Steven Bartlett about his traumatic childhood, WeWork's rise and collapse, SoftBank's investments, his $460 million debt crisis, and spiritual lessons behind Flow.

Adam Neumann on other topics

WeWork · 6 quotes
SoftBank Vision Fund · 5 quotes
Entrepreneurship · 2 quotes
Meditation · 1 quote
WeWork initial public offering · 1 quote
Digital detox · 1 quote
Marriage and long-term partnership · 1 quote
Organizational culture · 1 quote