Maureen Farrell on the Spectacular Meltdown of WeWork

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Maureen Farrell on the Spectacular Meltdown of WeWork

Andrew Keen

Jul 20, 2021

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Maureen Farrell, the author of "The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion", to discuss the inside story of WeWork, its audacious founder, and what its epic unraveling says about a financial system smitten with Silicon Valley innovation.

Maureen Farrell is a reporter covering initial public offerings and capital markets for the Wall Street Journal in New York.

She previously covered Wall Street, banking and M&A for the MoneyBeat blog.

Prior to joining the Wall Street Journal in 2013, she worked as a reporter at various publications, including Forbes and CNNMoney.

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