Quotes from Miguel McKelvey

It's a dream come true to think that opportunities flow from personal connections.

When you're 30, 40, 50 people and you're all in the room and that energy flows, that's sort of easy to maintain and I think we've learned to love that.

The reality is we are all about servicing people and helping them achieve their dream, follow their journey and define their own success. When that is 100% authentic that flows through everything we do and translates.

People can connect in different ways. If you do a rope course with someone you otherwise wouldn't meet and you share this incredible challenge, then you have perhaps formed a bond that could last forever.

I consider myself to be a 'reducetarian.' I try to consume less and be aware of the decisions I'm making. Not just food, but single-use plastics, and fossil fuels and energy.

Our growth has been very fast but in every place we've gone, we've achieved great success.

In the U.S., people are habitual about drinking coffee in the morning. In China, many are drinking coffee in the afternoon.

The difference between me and a lot of other people is I can feel the effect of light, space, furniture, height, scale, distance, all these micro-environments affect me in a strong way.

Even companies with big resources were not creating spaces supportive of their teams. We see that in creating those types of spaces, there is an amazing human potential for excitement and happiness. Especially among companies trying to serve a younger, more innovative workforce.

The vision for WeWork has always been about community. It's been about working together to accomplish things greater than what we can accomplish on our own.

We're really focused on being 'of no time.' We studied the idea of timelessness, looking at what designs in history have become timeless.

In New York, you have thousands of buildings that have never been renovated, that have horrible designs, that are really cramped and terrible.

A desk for $350 a month in a common area is not as cheap as a coffee shop. But a lot of people would say they're empowered by that environment in a way that makes it worth it.

It can be isolating to be an entrepreneur... you have to keep hustling to make it happen and that can be lonely.

I'd eat bowls of soft-serve ice cream until I felt sick.

I've seen how business can transform communities.

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.

Trends start and then explode very quickly, and pretty soon it's everywhere, including McDonalds.

We think we can play a small part in the evolution of culture.

Our aspiration is to be a holistic support system or lifestyle solution for people who are interested in being open and connected.

Many of the things we looked to solve initially were services like Internet and desk space. Then we got into the game of connecting people.

You should be happy to spend ten to twelve hours a day wherever you work.

Religion is no longer a connection point for most people. Our communities were built on coming together in physical locations once a week or twice a week. These institutions have dissipated.

Apart from differentiating our spaces with design, we also look for buildings that have distinctive character. We make sure every seat is a good one.