Sideways: WeWork hasn’t worked

The fiasco of the failed IPO of WeWork has embroiled some of the most prominent figures in global finance, including SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son and JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon.

WeWork founder Adam Neumann wasn’t the messiah, he was a very naughty boy

Experienced financiers were beguiled by WeWork founder Adam Neumann, who is often described as a ‘charismatic’ leader, but seemed more of a charlatan, with his outlandish claims for the transformative potential of an office rental firm that was branded as a technology company.

Earlier this year, Neumann expanded the ambitions of WeWork, which was founded in 2010 as a co-working office space renter in downtown New York, by announcing the creation of the WeCompany.

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