Adam Neumann in His First Public Interview Since Leaving WeWork | DealBook Online Summit

On the heels of WeWork’s long-awaited public offering, Adam Neumann the co-founder and former C.E.O. of what was once the most valuable start-up in the world speaks out on his tumultuous quest for workplace utopia, the lessons he’s learned and his own next act.

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[metabonks]

this is just a guy who learned exactly how to sound "humble" and "understanding" but it still feels scammy whenever he honeymouths

[maximilianoleon]

I thought Jared Leto's interpretation of Neumann was almost a caricature, but man he NAILED this guy. You gotta give it to Adam, he certainly knows how to pitch, persuade and talk to his audience.

[je]

This guy is scary because he is so good. I’m not easily duped but I could see myself getting sucked in to something like this. The idea was brilliant and he is the type of leader you could gravitate towards easily. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does this again with the same result.

[charliewalter]

My big takeaway from this whole thing is that Adam understands.

[igorkonstantinov]

Adam is dodging bullets better than Neo in Matrix

[MrDarknesstolight]

Adam should write his own Carnegie book, 'How to win friends and influence people: the Wework way'

[xxyanlixx]

man he is very good at public speaking, he can answer any question and make it sound sweet. no wonder masa and all the other investors believed him.

[IllusiveDrawing]

Jared Leto made a great job portraying Mr.Neumann in the show.

[mlw]

Forget about WeWork here. His communication style is masterful. By studying the way he communicates I can now understand why people overpaid to invest.

[lukedeasy]

Dude just convinced me the private jet was as essential to wework’s success as water is for human life. Woah. Awesome.

[JaypalSidhu]

Adam seems like the kind of guy who could convince you to give him the shirt off your back while his team of bandits is robbing your house.

[TheMap]

Without knowing the context of WeWork, if you take ordinary guy watching this clip, they're gonna say that this guy is a brilliant speaker. Body language, intonation, sentences, all perfect.

[iamchukwueke]

Oh my! this guy is such an excellent orator, his grasp in his ability to answer these hard questions and end up winning you over is such a mind blowing skill He has

[jdloer]

i read the comments, and it baffles me to see the admiration that people feel for an individual who has no integrity. It says a lot about the general values of our society. fascinating.

[frickhammonsfarmstudio]

A stellar example of PR spin mastery... rhetorical guruism.

[KeepinKozy]

This guy will do well in the metaverse world

[bcaominh]

My friend worked for WeWork and believed in the company and its leader. She came out very traumatized, broken down and cynical. One should look at Adams action- not his words... And wonder why he still gets airtime. He is the emblem of " silicon valley-ish" millennial entrepreneur with a god complex.

[jeffreydiblasio]

This guy is one the greatest salesmen of all time. He screwed over COUNTLESS people, acted like a complete fool, spent Billions of investors money irresponsibly--yet he still comes across so eloquently. This is interview is beyond impressive. Many others would have crashed and burned from these questions

[Nines_Rodriguez]

Just saw the first episode of WeCrashed. Adam should be a University professor on PSYOPS.

[xjuanxandresx]

His lack of accountability is mind blowing.