"Billion Dollar Loser" Author Reeves Wiedeman on WeWork's epic rise & crazy collapse | E1130

Jason Calacanis sits down with Billion Dollar Loser author, Reeves Wiedeman. They discuss Reeves' approach to storytelling, WeWork's inception and differentiation, Adam Neumann's downfall, and the impact of SoftBank's investment. The conversation also touches on the future of WeWork post-COVID and Adam Neumann's current status.

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Jason Calacanis

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Reeves Wiedeman

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0:00	Start
0:50	Jason intros Billion Dollar Loser Author Reeves Wiedeman, Reeves on playing it straight & the number of interviews it takes to complete a book like this
5:02	Reeves’ previous job as a fact-checker at The New Yorker, Jason’s experience with fact-checkers
8:42	How did Reeves approach different interpretations of the same story?
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13:06	WeWork’s first iteration - Green Desk - & the solid business of space as a service, defunct competitors in the space & how WeWork differentiated
19:44	Adam Neumann’s hypocrisy; when did the wheels start to fall off?
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26:44	SoftBank’s WeWork investment, Adam’s meeting with Masayoshi Son, showing the “tech side” of WeWork
33:11	Reeves’ thoughts on hypergrowth startups, Vision Fund warping industries & more
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38:18	Benchmark partners flying to NYC & trying to rein in Adam Neumann due to multiple red flags, supervoting shares, improper governance
42:55	Inside WeWork Summer Camps, how Adam’s behavior & lack of self-awareness brought down the “We” revolution, the Hanalei Bay story
55:50	Where is Adam Neumann at today, can WeWork be salvaged by SoftBank, understanding WeLive
59:27	Funny moments from the book - Joey Cables, Billy McFarland & more
1:03:49	WeWork’s positioning post-COVID, understanding Adam Neumann’s behavior

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