The Companion Podcast | Episode 5 and “The Cult of We” with author Maureen Farrell | 5

WeCrashed

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Stock Market, Startup, Real Estate, Adam Neumann, We Crashed, New York, Theranos, Business, Society & Culture, News, Wework, Wecrashed, Ipo, Tech, We Work, Silicon Valley

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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This week, host Scott Galloway unpacks episode five, “Hustle Harder,” with Maureen Farrell, co-author of The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion. They question why some of the smartest investment bankers in the world kept giving Adam money, and to what extent WeWork was a company or simply a delusion. Plus, Scott shares his “Yoga babble moment of the week.” WeCrashed: The Companion Podcast is produced by Wondery, with support from Pineapple Street Studios.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to We Crash, add free on Amazon Music.
0:04.9	Download the app today.
0:07.0	Hi, everyone.
0:10.0	I'm Scott Galway, and you have to admit that Katy Perry song is growing on you.
0:22.6	It's kind of like a virus or a fungus.
0:24.2	It is catchy.
0:25.8	We've got the eye of the tiger, and you're going to hear us roar.
0:29.9	For this week on We Crash, Adam is now busy spending all of Mosse's money.
0:34.2	We'll be in the edition of the 13th of the cities.
0:36.7	We have now doubled our global presence.
0:40.5	We work keeps losing more than it's making, but for some reason, investors keep giving
0:45.1	Adam more money.
0:46.8	I think you need 100 million.
0:49.5	That would give you more optionality.
0:51.6	Makes perfect sense.
0:53.8	Adam makes times 100 lists and is feeling pretty good about himself.
0:57.8	I was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
1:03.1	But Rebecca is feeling pretty small, so she starts taking more of a leadership role in
1:07.7	the company.
1:08.7	We're firing him immediately.
1:10.8	Why?
1:11.8	Bad energy.
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