An unpredictable founder and the high-stakes fallout from a botched IPO have turned WeWork into an irresistible business story. And business news publishers are cashing in.
October 18, 2019

WeWork fever has gripped the business media world. And that mania has been good for business. The past month's WeWork drama -- everything from a pulled IPO to founder Adam Neumann's many eccentricities -- has been catnip for publishers, as readers lap up the latest twists and turns of what's become one of the more bizarre business stories in recent memory. Read more below.

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