The We Company’s 2019 IPO Fiasco

Case 6: The Harder We Fall: The We Company’s 2019 IPO Fiasco

1. WeWork’ business model & Financials
   1) Discuss WeWork’s business model: what are its strengths and weaknesses?
   2) Read Exhibit 4: Discuss the key issues observed in We Company’s Income Statement.
   
2. WeWork’s Failure
   1) Summarize the reason behind WeWork’s failure.
   2) What have you learned from this case from a start-up company’s perspective?
   3) What have you learned from this case from an investor’s perspective?
   

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