Billion Dollar Loser

A detailed look into WeWork and the life of Adam Neumann. The beginnings. the rise, and the epic collapse. Come for the schadenfreude and stay because it's even worse than you think it's going to be.

The book highlights how far a magnificent showman can go with (almost) unlimited VC money support and backing. Adam managed to convince everyone, from poorly paid workers to bankers, that his idea was about really changing the world. In reality, it was not even coworking but plain and boring office sharing.

I generally dislike VC-backed companies overpromising and underdelivering, but Adam and WeWork took it to another level. If you like this sort of reading, you'll enjoy this book. But you won't learn much, other than maybe trusting your gut and never working for people like Adam.