{"id":25646,"date":"2017-03-09T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=25646"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:27:29","slug":"pledging-20-million-wework-recognizes-rewards-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/pledging-20-million-wework-recognizes-rewards-creators","title":{"rendered":"Pledging $20 million, WeWork will recognize and reward creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 <\/strong>\u201cObviously it\u2019s massive,\u201d says Sam Marley, a founder of the photo-sharing platform Blurr<\/a>. He\u2019s talking about the $25,000 his company won in January at WeWork Demo Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a tight budget, so this money gives us the extra leeway to try new things, think of different ways to pursue marketing, and take some bigger risks than we would have otherwise,\u201d says Marley, a member at WeWork Playa Vista<\/a> in Los Angeles. \u201cWe\u2019re going to use it to take some big swings to break into the market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, WeWork Demo Day was a beta test for the Creator Awards<\/a>, a global initiative to \u201crecognize and reward the creators of the world.\u201d Over the course of a year, WeWork will be giving out more than $20 million at a series of events taking place in cities spanning the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daquan Oliver, founder of WeThrive, pitches his organization to judges at WeWork Demo Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann says he\u2019s thrilled to see the Creator Awards taking shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile we have been dreaming of the Creator Awards for years, we are inspired by the fact that our WeWork community has recently reached a new milestone: we now are 100,000 members strong,\u201d says Neumann. \u201cThese members are pioneers leading an even bigger movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Creator Awards will be open to everyone, whether or not they are members of WeWork. Neumann emphasizes that \u201canyone who brings a new idea into the world, pursues their passion, and believes in something greater than oneself, is a creator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis money gives us the extra leeway to try new things, think of different ways to pursue marketing, and take some bigger risks,\u201d says Sam Marley of Blurr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The first Creator Awards is in Washington, D.C. on March 28. Subsequent events will take place in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Winners from each event will come together for the global finals, to be held in New York City on November 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day of events will be punctuated by pitches from finalists competing for financial awards, which will be available in three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n