a16z Podcast

Disrupting the World’s Largest Asset Class with Adam Neumann

Feb 7, 2023

Adam Neumann, the entrepreneur behind WeWork, now leads Flow, a venture aimed at disrupting the housing market. He chats with Marc Andreessen and David Ulevitch about the post-pandemic reimagining of work and home spaces. They explore the urgent need for innovative housing solutions that foster community. Neumann shares lessons from his WeWork experience and discusses how to translate urban innovation into practical living environments. Get ready for insights on building a new era of housing in a transforming world!

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Episode guests

Adam Neumann

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AI Chapters

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Ownership and financial services

01:17

The Importance of Listening to Your Gut

01:20

The Economic Payoff to Being in a City

01:22

Intro

2min

Navigating New Ventures

7min

Housing's Role in Modern Society

19min

Redefining Workspaces Post-Pandemic

12min

Innovative Real Estate Through Four Strategic Pillars

4min

Reimagining Urban Landscapes: Challenges and Innovations

5min

Back in August, after a16z announced our investment into Adam Neumann’s new company, Flow, it felt like almost everyone – whether it was other VCs, founders, or journalists – had something to say.

But the one person that you didn’t hear from was Adam himself.

In this never-before shared footage from a16z’s American Dynamism Summit in Washington DC, Adam Neumann sits down with Marc Andreessen and David Ulevitch, to discuss the opportunities that have emerged from post-pandemic shifts in both work and home, and what Flow is doing to capitalize.

Find the full library of American Dynamism Summit recordings at a16z.com/ad-summit.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Getting back in the arena
09:03 - The opportunity in housing
16:19 - Lessons from WeWork
19:13 - Work & home post-pandemic
27:34 - Moving to the cloud
34:23 - Office serendipity
37:51 - Building Flow
43:51 - Cities as startups

Resources:

Flow’s website: https://www.flow.life/

American Dynamism recordings: https://a16z.com/ad-summit

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