WeWork

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Adam Neumann's office-sublet company sold as a technology platform, whose 2019 IPO withdrawal wiped out most of a $47bn valuation.

3 books

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  1. Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWorkReeves Wiedeman, 2020
  2. The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup DelusionEliot Brown, Maureen Farrell, 2021
  3. Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi SonLionel Barber, 2024

Books 3

Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spec
T2 Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
Reeves Wiedeman · 2020
Open Library
The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and th
T2 The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
Eliot Brown, Maureen Farrell · 2021 · The fullest account, by the two WSJ reporters on the story.
Open Library
Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masay
T2 Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son
Lionel Barber · 2024 · The SoftBank side of the WeWork bet, from Son's biographer.
Open Library
Andrew Wilkinson