The Companion Podcast: Episode 8 and Unpacking the Finale with Andrew Ross Sorkin | 8

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

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Scott Galloway sits down with New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin (author Too Big To Fail, co-creator of Billions) to dig into the finale of WeCrashed. They discuss Adam Neumann’s last-ditch efforts to stay in control at WeWork, as well as Andrew’s own interviews with the real Adam. Plus, Scott shares his final “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 Galaway, and that instrumental version of Roar is actually quite lovely.
0:24.4	It's a series finale, and I'm feeling emotional.
0:29.1	So this week on We Crash, Adam is facing Glowback from his ridiculous S1.
0:34.7	It's a financial document that no one reads.
0:38.8	Well they do read the Wall Street Journal and they're working on a story.
0:42.0	Adam is a punchline.
0:43.6	Investors are losing confidence, and the board wants him to step down.
0:47.0	No, he's dead already.
0:48.3	I am talking about us.
0:50.5	This is humiliating for us.
0:52.9	Bruce, he's got to go.
0:55.1	Meanwhile, Miguel tries to reassure employees that everything is under control.
1:00.2	I say don't worry about our things.
1:04.5	Every little thing, going to be all right.
1:09.2	At least Adam feels confident that everything is going to be all right.
1:12.4	We poked that bear.
1:14.2	We disrupted a trillion dollar industry.
1:18.5	And we will emerge stronger and more fearless than revolutionary than never before.
1:25.0	But employees are angry.
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