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BankruptcyTimeline: The rise and fast fall of WeWork
November 6, 2023WeWork was once one of the most valuable startups in the world. Our timeline lays out the events that led to its filing for bankruptcy protection.Article
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Weekend AnalysisWhat was Adam Neumann’s big pitch?
August 18, 2022Doormen that moonlight as a budtenders. Roommates reimagined as FlowMates. No shoes, no meat.Article
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Weekend AnalysisAfter WeWork: What has and hasn’t changed in the VC ecosystem
October 23, 2021After two years, several books and a deluge of hot takes, WeWork has closed the final chapter on its life as a private company. What lessons can be learned from the saga?Article
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WeWorkWeDidIt! WeWork starts trading on the NYSE
October 20, 2021Roughly two years after its failed IPO, WeWork has made its public market debut through a blank-check merger with BowX Acquisition Corp. The company’s stock, trading on the NYSE under the ticker WE, was up about 10% in mid-day trading at $11.41 per share.Article
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Weekend AnalysisWeWork, SoftBank and a real estate startup’s delusional tech narrative
August 7, 2021A new book by two WSJ journalists explores the heady rise and spectacular implosion of Adam Neumann and WeWork.Article
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PodcastOn the podcast: ‘The Cult of We’
August 2, 2021Wall Street Journal reporter Eliot Brown joins the show to discuss “The Cult of We: WeWork and the Great Start-Up Delusion,” the book he co-authored with Maureen Farrell detailing the rise and fall of WeWork.Article
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Big Things10 big things: Quibi’s collapse and ‘Billion Dollar Loser’
October 24, 2020Quibi’s shutdown and a new WeWork book join futuristic food deals, intrigue at NEA, shrinking SPACs and more in our recap of the week.Article
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LayoffsWeWork’s smaller rivals are flashing warning lights
January 16, 2020Knotel’s layoffs are another sign that flexible leasing startups are scaling back after a decade of breakneck growth.Article
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IPOThe year of WeWork could reshape the IPO market in 2020
January 2, 2020For VCs, 2019 was a year filled with more high-profile public offerings than ever before. But as 2020 begins, it’s the unicorn IPO that didn’t happen that’s still on the tip of everyone’s tongue.Article
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SoftBankSoftBank is still writing big checks—even after the WeWork debacle
January 1, 2020SoftBank showed a continued appetite for big investments in daring startups during the last two months of 2019.Article
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Big Things12 big things: A wild, weird, WeWork-y year
December 21, 2019WeWork’s meltdown joins VC-backed pro football, Peloton, Beyond Meat, aerial fundings, skyrocketing PE stocks and more in our recap of the year.Article
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WeWorkWeWork moves to curb costs, but bond prices tumble
November 20, 2019WeWork has announced plans to lay off 2,400 employees worldwide, which equates to roughly 17% of its workforce. The news sent the company’s bond prices to a record low.Article
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WeWorkWeWork tells investors to brace for divestitures
November 7, 2019WeWork said in an investor presentation that it will work over the next three months to jettison a slew of noncore assets and shrink its workforce as part of a revamp intended to slow the hemorrhaging of cash and stabilize the company.Article
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IPOEx-unicorn stocks are tanking in a post-WeWork world
October 30, 2019In the past two months, more than a dozen money-losing former unicorns have experienced significant dips in their stock prices. Is WeWork’s collapse to blame?Article
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VC ValuationsWeWork’s flop renews questions about mutual fund bets on unicorns
October 22, 2019A series of high-profile flops by companies en route to IPOs this year is a telling reminder of the risks fund managers accept when blending high-flying private assets with stocks.Article
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Big Things11 big things: Airbnb is living in WeWork’s universe
October 19, 2019Brewers, bakers, stealthy startups and a new tech product from the Vatican join developments from WeWork and Airbnb in our recap of the week.Article
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Big Things6 big things: Is it time for VC to hit the reset button?
October 12, 2019So, is change afoot in the venture world? Is SoftBank’s potential U-turn the first domino? However it plays out, industry-wide introspection is one of six things you need to know from the past week.Article
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StartupsWorkspace provider Industrious cites different path in avoiding WeWork’s woes
September 30, 2019As the drama of WeWork has been playing out, another New York-based co-working space provider has been watching on the sidelines.Article
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