Talk:Flow (real estate company)

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Carlos for Neumann (talk · contribs) has been paid by Adam Neumann on their behalf.

Update intro, add new section

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Hi. On behalf of Flow, I have a few suggestions for edits which I think should be made to improve this page, as follows:

In the second sentence of the Intro, please change the word "solve" to "combat some aspects of". The source does not say that the company aims to completely solve the housing shortage, and I am not aware of any other source which makes this claim either. The current wording is inaccurate (and sounds somewhat promotional) and the new wording follows the available sources more closely.
Please add the following sentence and source to the end of the intro: Flow is headquartered in New York.^[1]
After the Funding section, please create a new section called "Concept" and add the following content which gives readers a clearer picture of the company’s plans based on available sources:

In his blog post announcing his firm’s investment in Flow, Marc Andreessen mentioned the possibility of a rent-to-own plan for Flow tenants,^[2] which would make this real estate company unique.^[1] Flow also plans to offer concierge services to renters and management services for Neumann's properties and third-party landlords.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Ben-David, Ricky (25 August 2022). "What the Flow? Adam Neumann's new real estate startup is valued at $1b before launch". Times of Israel.
^ Thorne, James (19 August 2022). "What was Adam Neumann's big pitch?". Pitchbook.com.
^ Martin, Iain; Konrad, Alex; Farivar, Cyrus (23 August 2022). "WeWork Cofounder Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Startup Sounds An Awful Lot Like One He Invested In Two Years Ago". Forbes.

Thanks so much, Carlos for Neumann (talk) 10:10, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Carlos for Neumann, the source isn't explicit in stating New York is HQ or is New York-based. I've seen sources which say the company filings indicate Flow and other related trademarks were registered in/from Florida (e.g. Miami). So, it is not clear to me. Do you see any other sources? For this, even a primary source should work. Regarding "Marc Andreessen mentioned the possibility of a rent-to-own plan for Flow tenants", it falls under WP:CRYSTALBALL. The next sentence should be OK though. Ptrnext (talk) 07:13, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ptrnext. Thanks so much for working with me on this article. You are correct that Flow's official address from filings is in Miami, although the company has a larger office presence in New York City. Therefore, how about something like "Flow is based in the United States" using the source I cited about New York and the one you found mentioning Florida? Alternatively, could the word "American" be added to the first sentence of the article before "residential real estate company"? Both of these options match the infobox which has the more general country listing, and Flow's own LinkedIn page here, since you mentioned the ability to use a primary source in this context.

You were also correct about the "rent-to-own" statement as being WP:CRYSTALBALL, because as it turns out, I was originally misinformed and my colleagues now inform me that this will in fact not be an option for Flow tenants.

Finally, I'd appreciate if you could add the final sentence from the above edit request that you already said was fine to include - wherever you feel it fits best. For your convenience, here was my proposed sentence and source:

Flow plans to offer concierge services to renters and management services for Neumann's properties and third-party landlords.^[1]

References

^ Martin, Iain; Konrad, Alex; Farivar, Cyrus (23 August 2022). "WeWork Cofounder Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Startup Sounds An Awful Lot Like One He Invested In Two Years Ago". Forbes.

Thanks again for all your help. Carlos for Neumann (talk) 18:14, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[Ben-David,_Times_of_Israel-1] Ben-David, Ricky (25 August 2022). "What the Flow? Adam Neumann's new real estate startup is valued at $1b before launch". Times of Israel.

[Thorne-Pitchbook-2] Thorne, James (19 August 2022). "What was Adam Neumann's big pitch?". Pitchbook.com.

[Martin-Forbes-3] Martin, Iain; Konrad, Alex; Farivar, Cyrus (23 August 2022). "WeWork Cofounder Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Startup Sounds An Awful Lot Like One He Invested In Two Years Ago". Forbes.

[Martin-Forbes-4] Martin, Iain; Konrad, Alex; Farivar, Cyrus (23 August 2022). "WeWork Cofounder Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Startup Sounds An Awful Lot Like One He Invested In Two Years Ago". Forbes.

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