$WeWork (WE.US)$ Born in the wake of the financial crisis in...

$WeWork (WE.US)$ Born in the wake of the financial crisis in 2009, the company impressed investors with a once-brand new business model that captured the needs of the gig economy, complete with meditation rooms, pool tables, vegetarian booths and coffee-scented offices. Neumann, the founder, is Israeli and American; A real estate rental company in its own right, Neumann convinced investors with a great vision of their potential as a tech startup to change the way people work and live.