When Travis Kalanick was pushed out of Uber, in 2017, his ouster was met with protest from employees who couldn’t imagine the company without him. But Adam had managed to upset practically every person at WeWork, from his executive team down to the new community manager in Johannesburg he never got to meet. In a matter of six weeks, Adam’s bluster, antics, and delusions of grandeur had been revealed as both the reason why he was able to persuade investors and employees that, just maybe, this office-space company could change the world—and the primary reason why things fell apart.
