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The Catastrophic Story Of WeWork | Reeves Wiedeman | Modern Wisdom Podcast 238

Reeves Wiedeman is an author and a Contributing Editor for New York Magazine. At one point, WeWork was one of the world's highest ever valued private companies on earth. Now it's in free fall.

Reeves WiedemanguestChris Williamsonhost
Oct 29, 20201h 2mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
October 29, 2020
Duration
1h 2m
Channel
Modern Wisdom
Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Reeves Wiedeman is an author and a Contributing Editor for New York Magazine. At one point, WeWork was one of the world's highest ever valued private companies on earth. Now it's in free fall. Expect to learn why WeWork was so overvalued, where it got all it's capital from, the fundamental flaw in the business model, how personality & charm can overcome objections, what we can learn from Silicon Valley's biggest failures and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 83% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Buy Billion Dollar Loser - https://amzn.to/33Nn2lI Follow Reeves on Twitter - https://twitter.com/reeveswiedeman Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #wework #startup #investing - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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  • Reeves Wiedeman

    guest
  • Chris Williamson

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Reeves Wiedeman and Chris Williamson, The Catastrophic Story Of WeWork | Reeves Wiedeman | Modern Wisdom Podcast 238 explores WeWork’s Wild Rise, Cult Leader CEO, And Spectacular Unicorn Collapse Journalist Reeves Wiedeman discusses the meteoric rise and implosion of WeWork, tracing how a very old-school real-estate arbitrage business was sold as a world‑changing tech unicorn.

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