Neo Cab is a game about the Gig Economy.
WeWork is a commercial real estate company that... Just a sec let me look it up real quick here because what I think they do can't be accurate... Oh shit yeah I was in the ballpark, they buy parts of a building, split the parts they purchased into sections, then rent those parts out to people who make artisanal pottery to sell on Etsy.
How is this business going under? It seems legit as long as they ain't trying to make money from it oooohhhhhh, ok. Then no.
This business has created the one thing every startup needs, more overhead. Fuck a business plan, fuck 4x funding, fuck working from home till you get on your feet. The one thing every person that strikes out on their own needs right away is a shared office so everyone can fail publicly and cry in the car on the way home. Trust me, I know.
Bonus points if the communal office company you are renting from is failing while you fail in the communal office that won't be there no more.
I'm not mad at the Neumann's for creating "The We Company." (That is legit what the org is called, that ain't a snap) They are hippies that couldn't imagine a world where people would not want to work in a communal environment.
How do I explain it? Imagine calling a restaurant to place a reservation and the call instantly begins a Facetime session. These are the type of people that you could never get to understand why anyone would be uncomfortable video-conferencing at any time, for any reason. I know, I know.
I'm mad at investors throwing money hand over fist at every donkey dick idea since 2010 with no idea as to how it was ever going to make a profit. People just kept saying "Office leasing. Duh!" and everyone was like, "Ok, but to who? And how does this scale?" People that want to open a Falafel place have a harder time justifying a small business loan to a bank than these valley people have to get a $47 billion dollar valuation for smoke and mirrors.
Anyway, WeWork was finna file for IPO but withdrew their S-1 cause they lost like $2 billion dollars under one of those uncomfortable couches they bought. I think Neumann got kicked out and they took back his Yacht. The struggle.
If only WeWork wasn't, you know, bad. It might have been good. It can still be good in the future. Maybe WeWork can buy a bunch of cars and partner with Lyft, so people can work in cars. Or buy a bunch of houses and partner with Airbnb so people can work in homes. Just thinkin' out loud.
Oh also shouts to info, rip TB rip TC rip Tall-T. Love is wise, hatred is foolish. Get out there and do great things, we believe in you. Also Jobs.
The Protoculture Mixtape : Issue : People : Caustic
