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WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.

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Jed Rothstein

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N/A

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Campfire Studios,Olive Hill Media,Forbes Entertainment

Awards

1 win

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RANDALL LANE:Adam arrived
in New York like many immigrants, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL LANE:Adam arrived in New York like many immigrants,

And, uh, like many who've
come to New York before him, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And, uh, like many who've come to New York before him,

♪ orchestral music playing ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ orchestral music playing ♪

You know, babies have been doing fine for
millions of years without padded knees. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

You know, babies have been doing fine for millions of years ...

ADAM:Our tagline was,
"Just because they don't tell you - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ADAM:Our tagline was, "Just because they don't tel...

ALEX:And I think Adam really loves - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ALEX:And I think Adam really loves

ADAM:I'm working in Dumbo, Brooklyn, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ADAM:I'm working in Dumbo, Brooklyn,

And me and Miguel are talking aboutdifferent ideas of real estate businesses. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And me and Miguel are talking aboutdifferent ideas of real...

- I was attracted
and interested in him because - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- I was attracted and interested in him because

ADAM:And we went out to build a business - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ADAM:And we went out to build a business

RANDALL:And from
minute one with their partnership, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL:And from minute one with their partnership,

If you take the "me" and you flip it
and you get the "we," - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

If you take the "me" and you flip it and you get t...

A working collective in a free society. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

A working collective in a free society.

The most important social experiment
of the last hundred years. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

The most important social experiment of the last hundred yea...

RANDALL:Every great business - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL:Every great business

You have Adam and Miguel,
uh, two children of communes. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

You have Adam and Miguel, uh, two children of communes.

Literally grew up in communes - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Literally grew up in communes

And they wind up together with this ideathat they're gonna create a work commune. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And they wind up together with this ideathat they're...

ADAM:When we thought of WeWork, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ADAM:When we thought of WeWork,

On the one hand, let's create a sharing
economy where everybody shares. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

On the one hand, let's create a sharing economy where e...

On the other hand, if you choose
to work harder than others, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

On the other hand, if you choose to work harder than others,

RANDALL:Like any narrative, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL:Like any narrative,

And as the company evolves,
the founding story evolves. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And as the company evolves, the founding story evolves.

But their founding narrative
actually really did translate - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

But their founding narrative actually really did translate

- I mean, co-working,
as we think of it now, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- I mean, co-working, as we think of it now,

RANDALL: Before WeWork,
the real big player was Regus. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL: Before WeWork, the real big player was Regus.

♪ upbeat jazz playing ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ upbeat jazz playing ♪

A global workstyle solution for today's
rapidly changing face of business. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

A global workstyle solution for today's rapidly changin...

RANDALL:As corporate
and institutional as you could get, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

RANDALL:As corporate and institutional as you could get,

And walking into a Regus - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And walking into a Regus

We put in common spaces,
and we basically created - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

We put in common spaces, and we basically created

And in that community, people are
almost forced to help other people. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And in that community, people are almost forced to help othe...

And when you have
a business community that's built - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And when you have a business community that's built

- In January 2010, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- In January 2010,

When the meeting ended, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

When the meeting ended,

I want to do something that lights me up
and makes me feel excited." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I want to do something that lights me up and makes me feel e...

You should come and take a look." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

You should come and take a look."

[whistles] - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I woke up at 8 a.m. to an email that said,
"Good morning, period. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I woke up at 8 a.m. to an email that said, "Good mornin...

Let's build the largest
networking community on the planet" - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Let's build the largest networking community on the pla...

I showed up and we were three weeks
before our opening day, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I showed up and we were three weeks before our opening day,

- I want to talk to the investors.
I don't know who they are - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- I want to talk to the investors. I don't know who the...

This is WeWork, the world's
first physical social network. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

This is WeWork, the world's first physical social netwo...

Our mission is to empower
the world through collaboration. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Our mission is to empower the world through collaboration.

We know that the future of the world - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

We know that the future of the world

So we're building a community
that's transparent and that's accountable. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

So we're building a community that's transparent a...

WOMAN:I moved into a new office space
called WeWork. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

WOMAN:I moved into a new office space called WeWork.

♪ It's beautiful ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ It's beautiful ♪

[clarinet playing] - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

[clarinet playing]

MAN:
There it is. That's my new space. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

MAN: There it is. That's my new space.

JUSTIN:The thing that made WeWork more special - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

JUSTIN:The thing that made WeWork more special

- This says, "Do what you love." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- This says, "Do what you love."

We didn't even consider
any other co-working space. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

We didn't even consider any other co-working space.

The thinking was,
if you have a tech startup - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

The thinking was, if you have a tech startup

So let's start over here
at the snacks area. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

So let's start over here at the snacks area.

"Do what you love." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

"Do what you love."

ALEX:WeWork embodied an optimism - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ALEX:WeWork embodied an optimism

It was almost like somehow
being a member of a club, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

It was almost like somehow being a member of a club,

If you're 22 today and you're
out of college, you can't go and work - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

If you're 22 today and you're out of college, you ...

And we understand that, through helping
each other, we can become more successful. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And we understand that, through helping each other, we can b...

ADAM:We're talking about
probably one of the fastest - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

ADAM:We're talking about probably one of the fastest

- When I got introduced
to Adam through a friend, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- When I got introduced to Adam through a friend,

He went right to the point. He's like,
"Look, we don't have a lot of time. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

He went right to the point. He's like, "Look, we d...

"I have a campground upstate.
I want to host an event. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

"I have a campground upstate. I want to host an event.

I need you to help me.
I believe that you can help me." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I need you to help me. I believe that you can help me."

"I don't know how I'm, uh,
you know, gonna really pull this off - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

"I don't know how I'm, uh, you know, gonna re...

You're gonna do a lot of work with us.
You'll see, you'll see, you'll see." - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

You're gonna do a lot of work with us. You'll see,...

I couldn't put my finger on it,
but Adam's a very convincing guy. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I couldn't put my finger on it, but Adam's a very ...

He's... He's got a big personality and-- - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

He's... He's got a big personality and--

And within a couple weeks,
produced what's now become - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And within a couple weeks, produced what's now become

Thanks to you, things have been
going very well. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Thanks to you, things have been going very well.

And in gratitude, we decided to throw
a 72-hour weekend... - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And in gratitude, we decided to throw a 72-hour weekend...

♪ frenzied symphonic music playing ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ frenzied symphonic music playing ♪

LIRON:It's this mini festival
for members at WeWork, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

LIRON:It's this mini festival for members at WeWork,

WOMAN:Oh, my gosh, there has
been so much fun stuff to do. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

WOMAN:Oh, my gosh, there has been so much fun stuff to do.

MAN:I was just wakeboarding. MAN 2:Waterskiing and tubing. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

MAN:I was just wakeboarding. MAN 2:Waterskiing and tubing.

- We almost tipped over like four times
and I had to ask the lifeguards - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- We almost tipped over like four times and I had to ask the...

WOMAN:I went to the survival skills thing
and that was really fun. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

WOMAN:I went to the survival skills thing and that was reall...

- Oh, the balloon things where - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- Oh, the balloon things where

[grunting] - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ triumphant fanfare plays ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ triumphant fanfare plays ♪

Um, and it was just
an amazing, amazing culture. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Um, and it was just an amazing, amazing culture.

They basically had, it was like
a "work hard, play hard" environment. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

They basically had, it was like a "work hard, play hard...

♪ Beethoven's Fifth Symphony playing ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ Beethoven's Fifth Symphony playing ♪

I mean, it is, it is legitimately - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

I mean, it is, it is legitimately

♪ electronic music pounding ♪ - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

♪ electronic music pounding ♪

And when I say they're serving alcohol, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

And when I say they're serving alcohol,

Like every 50 yards,
there's like a bar set up. - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Like every 50 yards, there's like a bar set up.

Like, if you wanted to drink
till the end of time, - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Like, if you wanted to drink till the end of time,

- Come on, Neumann. Gimme some more,
gimme some more! - WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

- Come on, Neumann. Gimme some more, gimme some more!

WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn poster

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An account of the six-week death spiral that brought down the company's IPO, a behind-the-scenes look at WeWork's frat-boy culture.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jed Rothstein

Writer: Jed Rothstein

Production: Campfire Studios,Olive Hill Media,Forbes Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 Apr 2021

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/movie/wework-or-the-making-and-breaking-of-a-47-billion-unicorn-c6deead3-f45f-43c6-b8bf-fc56e9f8a589