The Profit Prophet

The $19 Billion Oops: How WeWork's Adam Neumann Convinced Smart Money That Desk Rental Was a Tech Revolution

Episode Summary

Before WeWork's spectacular 2019 implosion, Adam Neumann had VCs throwing billions at what was essentially a real estate subletting scheme with kombucha on tap. We dissect how charisma, buzzwords, and Silicon Valley groupthink turned office space into the next 'unicorn' — until the math caught up.