What Adam Neumann has said about WeWork initial public offering
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 WeWork initial public offering 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 concedes that WeWork was not ready for its IPO, partly because he himself was not ready.
“I, Adam, wasn't ready. And if the founder is not ready, the business is not ready”
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 1:48:25
Episodes
Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million DebtThe 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
- Digital detox · 1 quote
- Marriage and long-term partnership · 1 quote
- Organizational culture · 1 quote
- Benchmark (venture capital firm) · 1 quote