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Today, Explained

WeWorked

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

America’s most controversial startup was finally bought out this week, but WeWork is a symptom of a much larger problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Here's a business idea for anyone who wants it.

0:02.2

Let's get helmets that are easier on the eyes.

0:05.9

Helmets are like bulky and they make you sweat even more and they're uncomfortable.

0:11.3

Why are helmets still so terrible in 2019?

0:14.3

As a daily bike rider, I'd like to know.

0:16.7

Anyway, when you get this hustle going, go to MailChimp.com.

0:20.0

They've got email marketing solutions.

0:21.8

They got a website builder.

0:22.8

They got a social post scheduler.

0:24.7

They will help you turn your helmet hustle into a successful helmet hustle.

0:34.6

Everyone wants to be the next Steve Jobs to have that revolutionary idea that changes

0:39.4

the world and makes just insane amounts of money.

0:46.7

But on that road to riches, there are so many failures.

0:51.3

Remember movie pass?

0:54.2

The cash strap service known for a failed experiment to sell unlimited movie tickets

0:59.4

for just 10 bucks a month, shuttered its doors for good over the weekend.

1:03.6

Remember Theranos?

1:05.2

Theranos dived.

1:08.2

The founder, Elizabeth Holmes and another former executive await a criminal trial.

1:13.0

And then there's we work, the company that lets you rent office space.

1:18.2

Something you can very much do on your own, basically anywhere.

1:22.6

I don't want we work.

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