"Grand visions that play well in private markets do not always survive contact with public ones.
WeWork’s mission to ‘elevate the world’s consciousness’ by renting offices with ping-pong tables and beer taps was lapped up by private investors including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, but given short shrift by public funds, leading the company to pull its $47bn listing in 2019."
"Grand visions that play well in private markets do not always survive contact with public ones.
WeWork’s mission to ‘elevate the world’s consciousness’ by renting offices with ping-pong tables and beer taps was lapped up by private investors including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, but given short shrift by public funds, leading the company to pull its $47bn listing in 2019."