The WeWork “Acquisition” (with Dan Primack)

It’s an IPO, it’s a bailout, it’s an... acquisition? We’re joined
by the one and only Dan Primack from Axios to recount the epic
saga of the We Company in all its tragic glory. How did this
business somehow go from chopping up commercial real estate to
elevating global consciousness to rewarding its ousted CEO with a
$1.7B “platinum parachute”, all while the company can’t afford
severance for thousands of soon-to-be laid-off employees? Where
did it all go wrong? And most importantly, who gets the
Gulfstream G650??


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