Interview with Eliot Brown, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and co-author of “The Cult of We”

This week I had the privilege of interviewing Eliot Brown, co-author of one of the best business books I’ve read, profiling the rise and fall of WeWork and its founder and CEO Adam Neumann. “The Cult of We” unearths some jaw-dropping tales of excess, but it also puts the story of WeWork in the context of the times.

As we discussed, the confluence of low interest rates, founder worship, and perhaps a bit of cultural fascination with startups all served to make this story possible.

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On venture capital:

“How to Live in San Francisco Without Spending Any Money,” by Ben Yu (Wall Street Journal).

“IPO Or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes A Startup’s Future,” by Rachel Layne (Forbes).

Scott Galloway’s Investment Principles.

On urban demographics:

“How Latinos saved American cities,” by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz (Washington Post)

“America’s Largest Cities Saw the Sharpest Population Losses During Pandemic, New Census Data Shows,” by William Frey (Brookings).

“New 2020 census results show increased diversity countering decade-long declines in America’s white and youth populations,” by William Frey (Brookings).

“To recover from COVID-19, downtowns must adapt” by Tracy Hadden Loh and Joanne Kim (Brookings)