WeWork said to rethink sale of Managed by Q back to its co-founder

WeWork said to rethink sale of Managed by Q back to its co-founder

Coffee dispensers sit on a counter in a kitchen area at the Embarcadero WeWork Cos Inc. offices in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Photographer: Mike Short/Bloomberg

WeWork bought the startup Managed by Q last April, just months before its initial public offering dramatically imploded. Not long after, a Managed by Q co-founder was in talks to buy his company back. Now, those talks have fallen through, according to people familiar with the matter, and the startup is likely to be sold to a rival instead.