DocumentaryDatedJed Rothstein, 2021

WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

Documentary about the rise and fall of WeWork. It looks at how startups get valued, image-driven marketing and entrepreneurial excess.

What you get out of it

Understand the excesses of the startup economy and why governance matters

Has it aged well?

Dated. Released in 2021, before WeWork went public (October 2021) and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (November 2023): the story kept going after the film.

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