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The Cult Of

by Eliot Brown, Maureen Farrell
🎧 16 min listen Career & Business

The wild, cautionary story of WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the billion-dollar illusion.

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Chapter 1 The Most Seductive Story Ever Sold

Adam Neumann convinced SoftBank to value WeWork at 47 billion dollars despite it losing money on every desk it rented. WeWork's prospectus introduced …

Chapter 2 Adam Neumann and the Art of Belief 🔒

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Chapter 3 When SoftBank Poured Fuel on Fire 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Prospectus That Broke the Spell 🔒

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Chapter 5 The Illusion That Everyone Built Together 🔒

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Chapter 6 How to Spot the Next WeWork 🔒

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Chapter 7 The Story We Tell About Genius 🔒

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The Cult Of
What happens when a charismatic founder convinces the
world that renting desks is a spiritual movement? This is
the story of WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the investors who
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