The Cult of We: The WeWork story
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2021
- WeWork revolutionized working spaces. By investing in commercial real estate and converting property into flexible shared workspaces, WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann was set to transform the way people get work done. The company offered more than shared space, investing in education and housing initiatives through its WeGrow schools and WeLive residences. Israeli businessman Adam Neumann was on track to become the world’s first trillionaire, but the company soon found itself burning through money with a last hope attempt through a Hail Mary IPO.
From the minds of Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell, The Cult of We uncovers the wins, hiccups, and turmoil of tech startups. Eliot Brown has spent his career covering startups, venture capital, commercial real estate and economic development. Similarly, Maureen Farrell focuses on the role of initial public offerings and capital markets in creating a successful business. Together, Brown and Farrell delve into the case of WeWork founder Adam Neumann to better understand how startups can revolutionize the world and what happens when they fail to do so.
Join us as Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell, along with program moderator Charles Duhigg, uncover the gripping reality of tech startup culture.
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In association with INFORUM
Brown photo by Andrew Kwok; Farrell photo by Brie Anderson.
SPEAKERS
Eliot Brown
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Co-author, The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion; Twitter @eliotwb
Maureen Farrell
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Co-author, The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion; Twitter @maureenmfarrell
In Conversation with Charles Duhigg
Contributor, The New Yorker; Author, Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity
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It's unfortunate that race and class doesn't seem to be addressed in a meaningful way here. A deeper more intersectional discussion would be really valuable.
white on glue? what does that mean?
Sorry but I won’t be buying the book since you weren’t able to garner any lessons or insights regarding we work. I have my own and you did touch on it a little but not enough for me to read the book.
Who cares about you ?
Mr. Duhigg is far too much gameshow host to warrant paying atttention to this presentation.
I was really interested in the book but this was so dumb that I lost it
Sounds like a manipulator.
I hope all their kids make art to express all the bullshit they are dealing with having parents like that.... I hope they grow and are better instead of growing up to try this crap. Make a decent level writing about it instead!
That women saying at the end that the government should be granted the right to force a mask on my face and a needle in my arm (especially given what "we" know now about the victims of vaccine injury) is as dangerous an ideology (if not more so) than some guru and his trust fund baby bride rolling a few investors with enough money to loss.
Maureen's proposition is deeply sickening. And my question to her is: What can a government force citizens to do next?
Really, think about that...