SoftBank to Book Loss of up to $7 Billion on WeWork, Uber, Others, after Showering $1.7 Billion on Neumann and Hanging his Employees Out to Dry by Wolf Richter • Oct 24, 2019 • 136 Comments However many billions of other people’s money your outfit burns, just make sure you walk away a billionaire.
When Was Peak-Insanity of the Unicorn-Startup Bubble That’s Now Imploding? by Wolf Richter • Oct 8, 2019 • 99 Comments WeWork was just late to the defenestration party.
IPOs Crash & Burn, Debris Hits Housing, Office Markets by Wolf Richter • Oct 2, 2019 • 94 Comments Signs are now all over Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
How Can a Company Lose $5.2 Billion on $3.2 Billion in Revenue? Uber Shows How by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2019 • 152 Comments And rideshare revenue is stagnating.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: When the Music of the “Wealth Effect” Stops by Wolf Richter • Jun 30, 2019 • 44 Comments OK, so we have a phenomenon here that has taken on historically huge proportions in the era of the Everything Bubble.
Nasdaq Drops 6.3% in 6 Days, as Uber & Lyft IPOs Turn into Colossal Flops. S&P 500 Chart Not Pretty by Wolf Richter • May 13, 2019 • 55 Comments Russell 2000 back where it had first been in November 2017.
Lyft Shares Plunge 10% in 4 Hours from “Pop” to Close by Wolf Richter • Mar 29, 2019 • 109 Comments IPO investors tried to unload while they could.
Chaos Erupts in Uber v. Taxi Drivers Turf War in Barcelona by Don Quijones • Jul 26, 2018 • 27 Comments The competitive advantage rideshare giants have over local taxi firms is their ability to burn cash, as investors eagerly subsidize each ride.
Uber Loses Share to Lyft. Both Crush Rental Cars and Taxis by Wolf Richter • Apr 30, 2018 • 94 Comments War in business ground transportation. But tipping is not popular.