In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Reeves Wiedeman, author of "Billion Dollar Loser: the epic rise and fall of WeWork".
00:00 Adam's intro
01:11 Intro
01:38 Adam Neumann
04:11 Adam's art of persuasion
05:41 Book title
08:10 Writing process
13:01 WeWork evolution and business model
16:21 Tech vs. real estate company
19:25 WeWork community
22:01 WeWork funding journey
25:11 JPMorgan round
26:50 Masa and the Softbank round
30:39 Acquisitions and side businesses
33:16 Valuation and comps
36:59 Public persona and IPOs
38:50 WeWork today
40:07 Staying in touch with Reeves
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