A WeWork logo is seen outside its offices in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2023. WeWork was once the most valuable U.S. startup, worth $47 billion. The following explains WeWork's meteoric rise and fall that reshaped the office sector globally:What is WeWork? Just before WeWork filed for bankruptcy this week, Neumann said, "I believe that, with the right strategy and team, a reorganization will enable WeWork to emerge successfully." WeWork first tried to launch an IPO with Neumann as chief executive in 2019, with its parent, We Company, spending months preparing for the public offering.

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Persons: Shannon Stapleton, WeWork, Adam Neumann, Rebekah Neumann, Miguel McKelvey, freewheeling, Neumann, Steve Clayton, Hargreaves Lansdown, Masayoshi Son, Oscar, Jared Leto, Anne Hathaway, Rebekah, Clayton, WeWork's, Cadwalader, Taft, Sam Stovall, SoftBank, Kannaki Deka, Susan Mathew, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Company, CFRA Research, Titanic, Thomson Locations: Queens, New York City, U.S, freewheeling Israel, Wickersham, Bengaluru