Excellent. Reminds me of All the President's Men and Spotlight. Elizabeth Holmes, he suggests at the end, might have psychopathic personality. Before reading the book, from news account, that would have seemed a stretch. Now . . . plausible.
Her success. Ambition, charisma, brains, talent
abetted by a desire on the part of Silicon Valley and politicians to have a "female Steve Jobs" to champion. The list of pols clamoring to be associated include: Obama, Clinton, Biden.
Kissinger, Schultz, Mattis joined her Board of Directors for reasons which are less understandable. Could it be as simple as that they were flattered by her attention. (Tyler Schultz, George Schultz's grandson, emerges as one of the true heroes of the story.)
Downfall.
Lying. About the Theranos machine, about the results, about the money, about the lab, about absolutely everything.
Intimidation: Culture kept workers from discussing projects with one another. Employee churn. Non-disclosure forms. Disgruntled employees were spied upon. The deep pockets of Holmes and Sonny allowed them to use the possibility of court fees to silence employees. A cult of personality around E.H. that she cultivated to create loyalty and devotion. Finally greed on the part of employees. If she really is the next Steve Jobs, then they are likely to benefit. So even after Carreyou's Wall Street Journal article pulls back the curtain, employees apparently attended a company meeting and chanted Fuck You, Carreyou.
Pretty amazing stuff for college grads/Ph.D's/engineers. Must be pretty embarrassing for them to look back on it now.
Tremendous reporting job by Carreyou. Other heroes: Rupert Murdoch (!) who--despite being heavily invested in Therenos--refused to kill the Wall Street Journal article. And a handful of employees who spoke on the record or on background to Carreyou.
Finally, a bracing and wonderfully hopeful book. Sometimes TRUTH does win out.
Her success. Ambition, charisma, brains, talent
abetted by a desire on the part of Silicon Valley and politicians to have a "female Steve Jobs" to champion. The list of pols clamoring to be associated include: Obama, Clinton, Biden.
Kissinger, Schultz, Mattis joined her Board of Directors for reasons which are less understandable. Could it be as simple as that they were flattered by her attention. (Tyler Schultz, George Schultz's grandson, emerges as one of the true heroes of the story.)
Downfall.
Lying. About the Theranos machine, about the results, about the money, about the lab, about absolutely everything.
Intimidation: Culture kept workers from discussing projects with one another. Employee churn. Non-disclosure forms. Disgruntled employees were spied upon. The deep pockets of Holmes and Sonny allowed them to use the possibility of court fees to silence employees. A cult of personality around E.H. that she cultivated to create loyalty and devotion. Finally greed on the part of employees. If she really is the next Steve Jobs, then they are likely to benefit. So even after Carreyou's Wall Street Journal article pulls back the curtain, employees apparently attended a company meeting and chanted Fuck You, Carreyou.
Pretty amazing stuff for college grads/Ph.D's/engineers. Must be pretty embarrassing for them to look back on it now.
Tremendous reporting job by Carreyou. Other heroes: Rupert Murdoch (!) who--despite being heavily invested in Therenos--refused to kill the Wall Street Journal article. And a handful of employees who spoke on the record or on background to Carreyou.
Finally, a bracing and wonderfully hopeful book. Sometimes TRUTH does win out.
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