Cutting-edge ML and PhD data scientists aren’t essential elements of being a tech company. A traditional business with a mobile app in front of it is solving a

Cutting-edge ML and PhD data scientists aren’t essential elements of being a tech company. A traditional business with a mobile app in front of it is solving a problem with technology; it’s just not solving sexy HN problems. The point here is that WeWork has been hyped and seen valuations as if it were solving the aforementioned sexy HN problems, when it’s really just a regular, unsexy tech company that is solving more mundane problems of office rental with a nice tech stack and UI. I’m sure it’s a solid $5B business.