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Son overrode his lieutenants objections and handed WeWork founder Adam Neumann billions of dollars from both SoftBank Group Corp. and the Vision Fund, lifting the co-working office spaces valuation to an astronomical $47 billion in early 2019. Just months later, investors balked at the deep losses and conflicts of interest WeWorks IPO filings revealed.

WeWorks bankruptcy filing caps a yearslong saga that revealed breathtaking flaws in the Japanese billionaires investment style.

WeWork was once the most valuable U.S. startup, worth $47 billion.

WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It marks a stunning but anticipated fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.

Its bankruptcy offers valuable lessons. Startups should have proper governance practices and organisation capital from the onset, be careful about the choice of business model, ensure proper checks and balances around the CEO

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WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court on Monday, while pledging to keep its two Center City coworking spaces open. The company once had five shared offices in Philadelphia. The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the coworking landscape, but there are plenty of options still available in Philly.

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WeWork will make its first U.S. bankruptcy court appearance on Wednesday, seeking to advance a restructuring proposal that could cut $3 billion in debt.