The Editor's Desk: Behind the failures of WeWork, Uber, et al

The failed WeWork IPO has dominated global business headlines in recent weeks, and with good reason. It looks like the “smart money” actually really is in public markets, where investors are rejecting stratospheric private valuations for loss-making “tech” companies that are actually old-fashioned businesses wearing techface. In this episode, Alec Hogg and Felicity Duncan deconstruct the struggles at WeWork, Uber, and other businesses that have found public markets a little too rational. They also look at the strange tale of ousted Sasol chief David Constable.