Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Carreyrou
Author First Name:
John
Pages:
401
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
New
ISBN 10:
0525431993
ISBN 13:
9780525431992
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Vintage
Date Published:
1/28/2020
Genre:
Fantastically True
Description
The Financial Times & Mckinsey Business Book Of The Year A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book One Of The Best Books Of The Year: Npr, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Esquire, Fortune, Marie Claire, Gq, Mental Floss, Science Friday, Bloomberg, Popular Mechanics, Bookriot, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal In 2014, Theranos Founder And Ceo Elizabeth Holmes Was Widely Seen As The Next Steve Jobs: A Brilliant Stanford Dropout Whose Startup Unicorn Promised To Revolutionize The Medical Industry With Its Breakthrough Device, Which Performed The Whole Range Of Laboratory Tests From A Single Drop Of Blood. 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 $4.5 Billion. There Was Just One Problem: The Technology Didn't Work. Erroneous Results Put Patients In Danger, Leading To Misdiagnoses And Unnecessary Treatments. All The While, Holmes And Her Partner, Sunny Balwani, Worked To Silence Anyone Who Voiced Misgivings--from Journalists To Their Own Employees. Rigorously Reported And Fearlessly Written, Bad Blood Is A Gripping Story Of The Biggest Corporate Fraud Since Enron--a Tale Of Ambition And Hubris Set Amid The Bold Promises Of Silicon Valley.
