An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.
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- Self
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- Self
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- (as Rebekah Neumann)
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- TriviaIncludes a dedication: "In memory of Martin Rothstein".
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Alex Konrad: I get sort of the quick version of the tour and now WeWork has its own barista. So I say, "Okay, I want a cappuccino," and Adam orders a latte. And I reach for my coffee, and Adam's like, "Oh, no, no, that's mine." And I was like, "No... Hold on, you know. I got the cappuccino. Like that's a cappuccino." And Adam just looks really confused and upset. And one of the staff is like, "Oh, I'm sorry. We actually call those lattes and those cappuccinos here," pointing at the opposite one. It stood out to me as just like a strange, gratuitous reality distortion moment around Adam because he was ordering lattes but wants cappuccinos. And rather than try to explain to him that he's wrong, they're just gonna change the meaning of that word.
- ConnectionsFeatures National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
I believe he was honestly trying to make his vision come to life. Because even a pro narcissist manipulator can only fool so many people before they smell he's not ALL IN on what he's selling. Neumann was. But at some point, probably when the big bucks started coming in, he started prioritising himself over his vision. Unbeknownst to him, that's when, how and why he killed WeWork.
Strangely enough, what the world clearly needed was Adam Neumann destroying his beautiful concept WeWork by rushing its expansion and wasting time faking profitability when he should have been investing that time into finding sustainable financial solutions. I think we also needed the Elizabeth Holmes Theranos deception, too.
From the ashes of their irresponsible vanity better, more accountable leaders will emerge. Thanks to Adam Neumann, the world will now tolerate fewer and fewer Adam Neumanns and call them on their BS quicker and with more ferocity.
Because what we really, truly need is a deeply embedded accountability in our judicial system so that the Adam Neumanns of the world DO NOT get to have a lavish pay day after wreaking havoc on so many lives but instead serve time in a prison.
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- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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