Adam Neumann: the power of storytellers; lines between blagging and belief

On episode 8 of our Reframed (by Mustard) podcast, Andrew and Ndubuisi discuss the power and pull of storytellers. Did Adam Neumann’s ability to move audiences make A16z’s investment in his Flow venture inevitable, despite his past with WeWork? What of others like Elizabeth Holmes or even Steve Jobs? How do we draw the line between evidence-based belief/faith, blagging and lies, when visionaries speak publicly of things that have not yet come to pass?

“On episode 8 of our Reframed (by Mustard) podcast, Andrew and Ndubuisi discuss the power and pull of storytellers. Did Adam Neumann’s ability to move audiences make A16z’s investment in his Flow venture inevitable, despite his past with WeWork?

What of others like Elizabeth Holmes or even Steve Jobs? How do we draw the line between evidence-based belief/faith, blagging and lies, when visionaries speak publicly of things that have not yet come to pass?”

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