Super-eccentric, irresistibly charismatic, and downright lucky, Adam Neumann charmed his way to achieving a $47 billion (£38.9bn) valuation for his company WeWork while simultaneously almost running the business into the ground, as documented in recent Netflix series WeCrashed.

After walking away in 2019 with a juicy pay-off, Neumann is back with a brand new business – and has even persuaded one of Silicon Valley's leading venture capitalist firms to fund it. Read on as we look at his rollercoaster ride of a career. All dollar amounts in US dollars.