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WeWork was way too expensive at any size. We cancelled it quickly. I can't imagine it being a functional solution for any company. Churn will kill that business.


While agree that the pricing is not beneficial to startups themselves, churn is exactly what WeWork wants because it's what their business model is founded on.

All predatory leasing systems are designed this way. In WeWork's case, as a landlord it does not care about the success or failure of any individual company; it cares only about running as many renters as it can through its overpriced bar / coffeehouse. In the process its goal is to extract as much of the founders' equity as possible through "addons" in fees and such to the rents.




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