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Feb 2023

6m 53s

The Rise and Fall of WeWork

MAD OVER MARKETING

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WeWork went from being the highest valued startup of all time to losing almost its entire valuation in a matter of months. At the centre of it all was the most eccentric Founder the startup world has ever seen - Adam Neumann. From global domination to the brink of bankruptcy in a space of 6 months, where did it all go wrong for WeWork?

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