#164: The Rise And Fall Of WeWork

English Learning for Curious Minds

English - June 03, 2021 22:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings
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It is the coworking company that was once valued at over $50 billion, but then came spectacularly crashing down.

In this episode, we'll learn about the amazing rise and fall of the company that tried to make office space cool.

The questions that WeWork gets us thinking aboutWeWork at its peakThe founding of WeWork in 2010Who was Adam Neumann?Who was Miguel McKelveyHow WeWork as a business workedMaking office space coolWeWork attracting billions of dollars in investmentMeeting Mayoshi SonThe vision continues to grow, and The We Company is bornWas WeWork a tech company?Burning through moneyThings start to go wrongLooking under the hoodThe collapse of WeWorkThe phoenix to rise from the flames?

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/wework

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