The Definitive WeWork Story — With Eliot Brown And Maureen Farrell

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Eliot Brown And Maureen Farrell are the authors of The Cult of We: WeWork and the Great Start-Up Delusion. The new book digs into the rise and fall of Adam Neumann's WeWork. And though it's the story of one company, it's really a lens through which you can see all the markets' irrationality. The authors join for a macro discussion of the factors that led WeWork — a real estate company — to become the world's most valuable "tech" startup. And why it couldn't keep the show rolling. Check out the book: https://amzn.to/3Btv6XS

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0:32.5	I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer.
0:35.8	If you're just as curious as I am about the way things
0:38.5	are built, then tune into my podcast, Building One. I speak with some of the best product builders
0:43.6	out there. I've always been inspired by frustration. It came back to my own personal pinpoint.
0:49.2	So we had to go out to farmers and convince them. Following that curiosity is a superpower.
0:55.1	You have to be obsessed with the human condition.
0:57.7	Listen to Building One on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:16.8	Hello and welcome to the big technology podcast, a show for cool, had a nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.
1:19.7	Man, do we have a show for you today?
1:21.3	Because in studio, quote unquote, we're recording through a browser, but in studio, we have
1:26.1	Elliot Brown and Maureen Farrell.
1:28.0	They are the authors of Cult of We. We Work in the Great Startup Delusion. It just came out yesterday.
1:34.6	I finished the book. Well, I'm actually about 10 pages from the end. So I'll admit it. It's an
1:40.2	amazing, amazing, amazing book. Congratulations, guys. We're like recording this a couple weeks before it actually comes out.
1:47.3	So you haven't experienced the wave of praise that's about to head your way.
1:51.4	But you should be excited because this book rules.
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