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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Time, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post - The McKinsey Business Book of the Year The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes--now the subject of the HBO documentary The Inventor--by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end. "The story is even crazier than I expected, and I found myself unable to put it down once I started. This book has everything: elaborate scams, corporate intrigue, magazine cover stories, ruined family relationships, and the demise of a company once valued at nearly $10 billion." --Bill Gates In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. A riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Carreyrou, John
- ISBN: 9781524731656
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.30 x 1.60
- Number Of Pages: 352
- Publication Year: 2018
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Truth in the title
Nancy L. - 5 years 1 month agoA very intense, well documented account of what went on at Theranos. With the trial of Elizabeth Holmes currently taking place, reading this book gave me references for individuals called to testify. It does read like a crime novel, but it’s real! Fascinating.
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Fatima Q. - 5 years 7 months agoThis story was nuts omg. I’ve seldom torn through a nonfiction book like I did this one. Holmes was quite a character (and definitely had some very weird and also sociopathic tendencies???) and it was shocking that Theranos stayed afloat as long as it did, and managed to fool so many people. The main thing I’ve gathered here is the power of Holmes being a “brilliant Stanford dropout” and coming from a rich family with connections, which seems to be the main reason why people were so easily able to trust her (when she had not really any credentials) and invest. #springpicks
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The story is so wild it’s hard to believe it’s true!
Machaia M. - 6 years 5 months agoThis was absolutely engrossing, and it reignited my faith in investigative journaling. The entire time I read this story I kept marveling at the fact that it’s actually true. It was factual but still engaging, and it makes just about any workplace look better by comparison. #SummerReading
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Read this. READ IT NOW!
Shelley M. - 6 years 5 months agoThis book is phenomenal! An absolute page turner from start to finish. I read it in two days and it would have been one if I didn't have to go to work. The book chronicles the life and lies of Elizabeth Holmes and her startup, Theranos. Secrets, lies, intrigue...this story has it all and Carreyrou captures it beautifully in this book. A MUST READ!
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Deserves to be amongst the best business failure tomes.
Chris B. - 6 years 6 months agoThis is one of those non-fiction books (almost like true crime, but without any murders) that ends before the ending. It's well written, and keeps you moving, but leaves you crazed to find out what happened next. Sadly, this story still is not resolved, with trials and lawsuits ongoing. The level of disfunction is fascinating and the way people just threw money at something they wanted to believe, is sadly, not unprecedented. The self-delusion is all-pervasive. If you've enjoyed the Enron stories, and other massive business failure stories, this one will not disappoint. My profound thanks to the whistle blowers amongst us.