@kanopy.labs: Adam Neumann. Co-founder of WeWork. Took one co-working space in SoHo and built it into a company valued at $47 billion at its peak. 800 locations. 120 cities. Whatever happened later, the speed and scale of what he built from zero is rare. His advice to founders is not complicated. But it is harder to execute than it sounds. Hold two things at the same time. The first is the vision. Dream as high as possible. Go to the stars. Because if you do not aim that far, you will not even reach the moon. The vision is what gives the company direction. It is what attracts people. It is what makes the early sacrifices feel worth it. The second is the basics. Roll up your sleeves. Grab the broom. Knock on doors. Meet people. Do whatever unglamorous work needs to happen to get the first customer, the first dollar, the first proof that this thing works. Most founders are good at one of these and terrible at the other. The dreamers never start sweeping. The grinders never look up. The ones who build something real manage to do both at the same time. Thinking about where this is going five years from now while doing the work that needs to happen today. That tension is not a problem to solve. It is the job. Every founder we work with is somewhere in that tension. The ones who hold both build something that lasts. #adamneumann #wework #startupadvice #founderstory #vision #entrepreneurship #techfounder #startupfounder #productstudio #buildinpublic #softwarestudio #startup #startuplife #foundermindset #buildwithus #grind #basics #dreamBig #companybuilding #founderlife
