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But first, we mess.

Okay, honestly, I did not expect that we'd be doing another episode about WeWork, at least not yet.

But this thing is now full-fledged soap opera, which means it takes unexpected and ridiculous turns when you least expect them.

The latest came this weekend with reports,

first by the Wall Street Journal, that lead we work investor SoftBank is seeking to oust company

co-founder and CEO Adam Newman. The basic idea is that kicking out Newman would stop WeWork from

going public in 2019, which is something SoftBank has been wanting for weeks, but so far hasn't

managed to

completely accomplish. So three things to know. First, there are no new allegations of serious

wrongdoing against Newman, at least not in terms of anything SoftBank wouldn't or shouldn't

have known when they invested at a $47 billion valuation earlier this year. Again, at least

not that we know about. Two, Newman recently agreed

to corporate governance changes that would allow the board to fire him. But it should be noted,

he also could fire the entire board first, so at least in theory. So this is kind of a game of

corporate chicken. Three, we work could run into a major cash crunch if this IPO doesn't happen

and happen soon. Not only because it wouldn't generate billions of dollars from selling stock, but also because it's got a $6 billion debt deal reliant on the IPO occurring in 2019.

Remember, WeWork is a company that loses tons of money and has huge liabilities.

Cash is king. The bottom line here, no matter whether

Newman wins or SoftBank wins, the actual business is being hurt in the meantime. For example,

why would a big enterprise company right now want to commit to multiple WeWork contracts

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