#238 - Reeves Wiedeman - The Catastrophic Story Of WeWork

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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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. 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...

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0:00.0	Oh yes, hello people in podcast land, welcome back.
0:03.8	My guest today is Reeves Wideman,
0:06.1	and we are talking about the catastrophic downfall of we work.
0:10.8	At one point, we work was one of the world's highest ever valued private companies.
0:15.9	Now it's in freefall.
0:18.6	So today, expect to learn why we work was so overvalued,
0:21.9	where it got all its capital from,
0:23.8	the fundamental floor in the business model,
0:25.9	how personality and charm can overcome objections,
0:28.9	what we can learn from Silicon Valley's biggest failures, and much more.
0:33.8	I've spent a fair bit of time learning about we work in Adam Newman,
0:37.2	the ex CEO over the last couple of years,
0:39.8	and to get this sort of, there's something so compelling about it.
0:44.4	I really don't know what it is,
0:45.6	but I hope that you find it as interesting and enjoyable as I did.
0:49.3	Don't forget, if you haven't picked up a copy of my ultimate life hacks list yet,
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0:59.6	and you can get the free ebook today with over 200 ways
1:03.3	that you can upgrade your life instantly.
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1:09.9	You can download it before I finish doing this intro.
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