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🗓️ 16 November 2023
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Today is Thursday, November 16, and we're looking at WeWork vs. IWG.
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1:07.8 | Perhaps no modern company has had its high hopes dashed more than WeWork. The once |
1:12.9 | buzzy startup was valued at $47 billion at its peak, thanks to putting what NPR calls its |
1:18.9 | Silicon Valley spin on the somewhat boring business of leasing office spaces. Since the founding of |
1:24.9 | its first office space in 2010, WeWork has grown like crazy, catering to companies that lease office space in buildings around the world. |
1:33.4 | If you live in a major city, chances are there's a we-work nearby. |
1:37.4 | Though We-Work and its somewhat quirky founder, Adam Newman, sought to revolutionize the way people work, |
1:43.8 | that goal was never quite realized. |
1:46.4 | While sleek office furnishings and unlimited kombucha on tap may have brought some folks in the door, |
1:52.0 | the company struggled to pay its bills. The idea had been for we work to lease out office spaces |
1:57.2 | around the world long term, then turn around and sub-lease it to companies needing space on |
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