Adam Neumann, an immigrant who decided to make a fortune in the United States, seized on the idea of repurposing the many vacant office spaces in New York City to meet the needs of the growing number of freelancers. In ten years, WeWork has raised billions of dollars from the world's leading investors, using them to build a global empire. However, the dizzying speed with which Neumann built his company also characterised its equally exciting and high-profile collapse in 2019.