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From SoftBank's Son, the largest investor:

>It is rare for Son, who casts a wide net with his startup investments, to commit so much resources to a single company. But he said WeWork is more than just a renter of office space: it is "something completely new that uses technology to build and network communities."

>"WeWork is the next Alibaba," Son said, referring to SoftBank's early investment in the e-commerce company, which enjoyed meteoric growth as the internet took off in China.

>"I believe it will grow to a substantial scale and become one of our core companies," he said. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Sharing-Economy/SoftBank-s...



Thank you...I wish I knew what he meant by that.


Yes I'm not sure what "technology to build and network communities" actually is in terms of something that could be worth many billions.




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