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WeCrashed
2022 · TV series · 1 season
Created by Drew Crevello, Lee Eisenberg
Inspired by actual events—and the love story at the center of it all. WeWork grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40 billion. What happened?
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Nowhere near the same quality and actually (mini)series but:
- Halt and Catch Fire (actually pretty good quality and full series)
- The Playlist (creation of Spotify)
- The Dropout (creation of Theranos... do not get advice from this one though)
- WeCrashed (about WeWork, haven't seen this one though)
- Silicon Valley (silly comedy but might work)
Also some TV/movies/docs you might find in YouTube:
- Pirates of Silicon Valley (movie about bill gates and steve jobs)
- Project Code Rush (about the beginning of Mozilla)
- Aardvark'd: 12 weeks with geeks (doc about a startup by Joel Spolsky of StackOverflow fame).
Oh and also those two Steve Job movies that came out side by side.
> “WeWork is an extraordinary company. As such, we receive expressions of interest from external parties on a regular basis. We and our advisors always review those approaches with a view to acting in the best interests of the company,” a WeWork spokesperson told CNBC.
To appreciate just how extraordinary a company it is, the Apple TV+ series "WeCrashed" is excellent. See https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12005128/
Also, Scott Galloway's "No Mercy/No Malice" did such a devastating analysis of WeWork's prospectus it caused the IPO to be delayed. It's a really entertaining read, see https://www.profgalloway.com/wewtf/
Should I look forward to season 2 of WeCrashed?
Lots of critical takes here - this book will be a yuge bestseller and the movie a nerdy blockbuster on par with The Big Short or WeCrashed - which was a book by my friend Eliot Brown!
When I see stories like this, I think of a few things:
1. People are winning here. Any press is good press.
2. Failing up is a unique way to describe it. WeWork guy has actual skills to grow and market a company that will make investors money despite "failings".
3. Investing in residential real estate and labeling as "tech" happens all the time.
4. Charisma only wins people's attention. You have to actually do something with it.
5. At least we get a season 2 of WeCrashed
WeCrashed with Jared Leto and Anna Hathaway on Apple TV presented Neumann in a rather fascinating way. Recommended watching for anyone curious about the person.
Following Severance (which will be out in February) Apple TV+ will also release an eight episode series called "WeCrashed" based upon the WeWork saga in March [1].
And if you haven't seen it, there is also Mythic Quest (seasons 1 and 2) that is an Apple TV+ comedy series based in the offices of a game studio.
Also don't forget The Morning Show which is an Apple TV+ drama based in the offices of a fictional breakfast TV show.
So no matter what type of dysfunctional workplace you may enjoy, Apple will have you covered.
[1] https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/01/academy-award-winners-jared-leto-and-anne-hathaway-star-in-new-apple-original-limited-series-wecrashed-premiering-globally-march-18-2022/