{"product_id":"billion-dollar-loser-the-epic-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-adam-neumann-and-wework-paperback","title":"Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and Wework - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReeves Wiedeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBusiness Bestseller: This \"vivid\" inside story of WeWork and its CEO tells the remarkable saga of one of the most audacious, and improbable, rises and falls in American business history (Ken Auletta).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristened a potential savior of Silicon Valley's startup culture, Adam Neumann was set to take WeWork, his office share company disrupting the commercial real estate market, public, cash out on the company's forty-seven billion dollar valuation, and break the string of major startups unable to deliver to shareholders. But as employees knew, and investors soon found out, WeWork's capital was built on promises that the company was more than a real estate purveyor, that in fact it was a transformational technology company.\u003cp\u003eVeteran journalist Reeves Weideman dives deep into WeWork and it CEO's astronomical rise, from the marijuana and tequila-filled board rooms to cult-like company summer camps and consciousness-raising with Anthony Kiedis.\u003ci\u003e Billion Dollar Loser\u003c\/i\u003e is a character-driven business narrative that captures, through the fascinating psyche of a billionaire founder and his wife and co-founder, the slippery state of global capitalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Business Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vivid, carefully reported drama that readers will gulp down as if it were a fast-paced novel\" (Ken Auletta) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReeves Wiedeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Harper's, Men's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn but still calls Kansas City home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767776674080,"sku":"9780316461337","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb6d84bdfbe242a1ca74e96fd20bf43a.webp?v=1780317115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/billion-dollar-loser-the-epic-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-adam-neumann-and-wework-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}