{"id":5827,"date":"2013-12-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:09:40","slug":"love-every-entrepreneur-weve-interviewed-year-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/love-every-entrepreneur-weve-interviewed-year-photos","title":{"rendered":"Do what you love: every entrepreneur we’ve interviewed this year, in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since launching back in September<\/a>, the past few months have flown by. In that short time, we’ve sat down with quite a few entrepreneurs working both within and outside of our community, many of which took part in our Do What You Love<\/a> project \u2014 a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies.<\/p>\n

To put it all in perspective, we’re bringing these 26\u00a0interviews together. You can see them all below, and if a quote catches your eye, click to read on.<\/p>\n

\"swill-cofounder\"“If you don\u2019t take big risks you won\u2019t get big rewards” \u2014\u00a0Andrew Young<\/a><\/p>\n

\"JeffreyBlum\"“There\u2019s only one way to succeed” \u2014\u00a0Jeffrey Blum<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BenjiKayne2\"“You\u2019re going to go broke and that\u2019s okay” \u2014\u00a0Benji Kayne<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Reddit\"I saw behind the curtain, and knew I could never have a \u2018real job\u2019 \u2014\u00a0Erik Martin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MarquiseStillwell\"“School can\u2019t teach you how to be fearless” \u2014\u00a0Marquise Stillwell<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MatthewMedney\"“Success means influence” \u2014 Matthew Medney<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AndrewKessler\"Do what you love: “You can\u2019t fake it” \u2014\u00a0Andrew Kessler<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KaiyiChu\"“When you realize there\u2019s something you have to do, you just do it” \u2014\u00a0Kaiyi Chu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chris-Poole-Moot\"“We want to help people break down the barriers to creativity” \u2014 Chris Poole<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RhobinDelaCruz1\"My boss said, \u201cYou can\u2019t be here anymore\u201d \u2014\u00a0Rhobin DelaCruz<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Adam“Keep on punching” \u2014\u00a0Adam Bellin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DavidGanulin-wm\"“We all have to work on ourselves” \u2014\u00a0David Ganulin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"resound\"“Take a step back and get an outside perspective” \u2014\u00a0Kevin McLaughlin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1\"“We work to live, we don\u2019t live to work” \u2014\u00a0Danielle Weingarden<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pickie2\"“I always said I was going to be a CEO” \u2014\u00a0Sonia Sahney Nagar<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pierre“We\u2019re all pulling at the same rope when it comes to creating value in the world” \u2014\u00a0Pierre Dorsaz<\/a><\/p>\n

\"maria-fullstart\"“I refused to change my career” \u2014\u00a0Maria Ramos<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pooch-pals\"“Plan your work and work your plan” \u2014\u00a0Marc Elias<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sam“Experiences are more valuable than possessions” \u2014\u00a0Sam Lundin<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mohchi-front\"“It\u2019s important to build something that\u2019s meaningful” \u2014\u00a0Jason Oh<\/a><\/p>\n

\"zinepak\"“Failure is never final” \u2014\u00a0Brittany Hodak<\/a><\/p>\n

\"inart-design-works\"“Just focus on the big picture” \u2014\u00a0Alziro Braga<\/a><\/p>\n

\"andrew-frankel\"“You can only do so many things at a time” \u2014\u00a0Andrew Frankel<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ranjan-Roy\"“Building a product is only one facet of running a business” \u2014\u00a0\u00a0Ranjan Roy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"David-Joo\"Surround yourself with people that can do what you can\u2019t \u2014\u00a0David Joo<\/a><\/p>\n

\"sandeep-ayyappan\"I was obsessed with a problem \u2014\u00a0Sandeep Ayyappan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Keepy\"Once you\u2019re an entrepreneur, it\u2019s hard to go back \u2014\u00a0Offir Gutelzon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TiffanyEntrepreneurialism is part of human nature \u2014\u00a0Tiffany Willson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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