Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork

by Reeves Wiedeman

“A drive for excellence

and a fear of failure is a double-edged sword,”

“There is a fool in every market,” Gurley

wrote, quoting Warren Buffett. “If you don’t know who it is, it is probably you.”

“The nature of the private markets is that if nine smart investors pass, it only takes one relatively

dumber investor, and suddenly we’re valued at $16 billion,” the finance team member said.

“All money is a matter of belief.”