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It was one of the most valuable start-ups in the United States, with bold plans to revolutionize how and where people worked around the world. Today, we look at how the dream of WeWork crumbled \u2014 and explore the story of the man responsible for the wreckage.\n\nGuest: Amy Chozick, a writer at large for The New York Times covering the personalities and power struggles in business, politics and media.\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:Adam Neumann had an inexplicably persuasive charisma and a taste for risk. Then he found a kindred spirit with an open checkbook.WeWork is preparing to eliminate at least 4,000 employees, cutting nearly a third of its work force in an effort to staunch further financial losses.