WeWork
6 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 23, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 57 times in 21 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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brought up most by David Friedberg (28), Jason Calacanis (21), Chamath Palihapitiya (5), David Sacks (2), Mar Hershenson (1)
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2024 8 mentions in 3 episodes 3 per episode
- E162: Live from Davos! Milei goes viral, Adam Neumann's headwinds, streaming's broken model & more
- "Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?
- Presidential Debate Reaction, Biden Hot Swap?, Tech unemployment, OpenAI considers for-profit & more
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2023 13 mentions in 4 episodes 3 per episode
- E152: Real estate chaos, WeWork bankruptcy, Biden regulates AI, Ukraine's “Cronkite Moment” & more
- E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
- E132: SEC goes after crypto giants, Sequoia splits, LIV/PGA, Messi's deal + LIVE Q&A!
- E128: Google enters AI wars, Druck’s warning, Trump crushes CNN & more
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2022 22 mentions in 9 episodes 2 per episode
- E92: Adam Neumann's second act, a16z's $350M bet, housing policy, Inflation Reduction Act & more
- E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI
- E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles
- E86: Macro outlook: jobs, housing, inflation + Dutch farmers protests & EU climate missteps
- E85: SBF's crypto bailout, Zendesk sells for ~$10B, buyout targets, US diplomacy, AlphaFold & more
- #AIS: Pear VC’s Mar Hershenson on making successful founders
- E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
- E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more
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2021 14 mentions in 5 episodes 3 per episode
- E43: Innovative venture strategies, Zymergen's implosion, Square acquires Afterpay & more
- E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
- E30: Ramifications of Biden's proposed capital gains tax hike, founder psychology & more
- E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan
- E35: Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug approval, the billionaire space race, Bitcoin & more
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Everything said about WeWork, oldest first
Apr 23, 2021 positive
Chamath argues Adam Neumann was overly scapegoated for WeWork's collapse
“I'll be honest and this may sound crazy, but I actually had A fair amount of sympathy for Adam Neumann and watching it. I think that he, at least in the documentary, it came out that he, you know, not, not that he didn't create this issue, but that I think it …”
Jun 13, 2021 bullish
Chamath: Flex workspace providers like WeWork will benefit from hybrid work trends
“Now, maybe over time they'll get much smarter about getting smaller spaces and having flex spaces. So like things like we work do better because then you use that for overflow space or that's how you actually have a primary outfit.”
Aug 20, 2022 neutral
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 3, 2023 bullish