The deal brewing between SoftBank and WeWork tells us more than any move prior about the way they view the finance and real estate industries they are challenging.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund sees the opportunity to spend more money than it ever has before and in a way that is uniquely SoftBank — a quick-strike deal that would certainly invite some snickers from rivals but would allow them to obtain what every one of those Silicon Valley investors lusts for: Big ownership in the next big thing.