Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for WeWork A new book explains how the failed IPO truly took a village Continue reading…: For the better part of two years now, I’ve been wondering how the 2019 WeWork debacle happened. Whatever, sure, Adam Neumann is a wild and crazy guy — but without commitments from a number of sophisticated investors (Benchmark! T Rowe Price! Fidelity! Harvard University! ), his tequila-soaked dreams never would have become a reality.