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Billion Dollar Loser

The Sunday Times Business Book of the Year

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Billion Dollar Loser

By: Reeves Wiedeman
Narrated by: Will Collyer
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Summary

The inside story of the rise and fall of WeWork, showing how the excesses of its founder shaped a corporate culture unlike any other.

Christened a potential saviour of Silicon Valley's start-up culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office-share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's $47 billion valuation, and break the string of major start-ups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company.

Veteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and its CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled boardrooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis. Billion Dollar Loser is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism.

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Very interesting and crazy story about WeWork. This book has great insights into the madness.

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this was an amazing book that gives you an account for WeWork and the insanity of the VC market

amazing book finished in 1 week. great account

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It’s an interesting story but it’s a bit long for my liking. Lost momentum in the middle but the ending is good.

Interesting but a bit too long

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Great story. A little bit long in places but a well written book with great insight into the we work story

Great story well performed

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it's a good book, but not as compelling as Steve Jobs biography.

Very interesting how these company get those huge valuations without ever turning a profit and how some founders think of themselves as gods

good book

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