A Masterpiece of Obfuscation

30-Sep-19 12:30

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Researchers have called the prospectus for WeWork’s IPO filing a “masterpiece of obfuscation.” How did the co-working giant spiral from a $47 billion valuation to talk of bankruptcy in just 6 weeks? This is the story of the six weeks that almost ended WeWork.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Freda Liu, & Audrey Raj

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Young Finance, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, SME

Tags: unicorn, IPO, tech startups, Theranos, Uber,

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