WeWork Saga
The ‘most hated man in America’ turned WeWork into a $72b giant before it fell apart. Now he is back
WeWork founder Adam Neumann had a meteoric rise before he was ousted as the office sharing company spiralled into bankruptcy. Now he has returned.
- by Wyatte Grantham-Phillips
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Billions destroyed: How it all fell apart at WeWork
Its charismatic founder helped turn WeWork into a giant that was once valued at $US47 billion. This week, it filed for bankruptcy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
WeWork goes bankrupt, capping co-working start-up’s downfall
The co-working company, once ranked as the most valuable US start-up, has succumbed to bankruptcy after grappling with expensive leases and corporate clients cancelling because some employees work from home.
- by Reuters
WeWork tumbles after raising ‘substantial doubt’ about future
A few years ago, WeWork was one of America’s most valuable start-ups. Then came its IPO disaster, followed by the pandemic, which dealt another blow.
- by Ellen Huet
He was once ‘most hated man in America’. Now the founder of WeWork is making a comeback
His spectacular rise and fall has been chronicled in books, documentaries and a scripted television series. Now WeWork founder Adam Neumann has a new venture — and a surprising backer.
- by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Has pop culture pariah WeWork turned the corner? This Aussie investor thinks so
When WeCrashed cameras stopped rolling on Jared Leto as WeWork founder Adam Neumann and Anne Hathaway as his wife Rebekah, the business went on.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Padlocks put on Bracks-linked Victory Office hubs after rent row
The co-working space operator chaired by former Victorian premier Steve Bracks has been locked out of its premises on Sydney’s George Street.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Co-working crumbling: Start-ups abandon hot desking
Businesses are fighting for rent reduction or membership fee refunds as co-working becomes untenable.
- by Emma Koehn
'Feels like a reckoning': Tech humbled as US startup boom falters
US tech startups grew so quickly that they couldn't hire people fast enough but now the lay-offs have started and scepticism abounds in an industry once known for its irrational optimism.
- by Erin Griffith
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Executive shake-up
The era of Silicon Valley hero worship may be at an end
The last time Larry Page gave someone else his job, it was under very different circumstances.
- by James Titcomb
Troubled co-working giant WeWork’s rapid Australian expansion stalls
Office landlords could take a hit from WeWork's decision to walk away from several large lease deals, effectively halting its rapid three-year expansion.
- by Simon Johanson
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