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warp_factor
on June 10, 2019
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How Did WeWork’s Adam Neumann Build a $47B Company...
You got it slightly wrong: He made investors believe that there will be bigger more stupid investors that will eventually buy out the shares for a higher price than those investors.
(Also, see Uber, Lyft and other ponzy scheme based companies)
b_tterc_p
on June 10, 2019
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Maybe! That’s what happened. Is it his initial plan? Unclear. Results don’t proof intentions or even competence.
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(Also, see Uber, Lyft and other ponzy scheme based companies)