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Folies á Deux

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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Happy Women’s History Month! John Carryrou’s Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup taught me a new phrase – folies á deux – a shared psychosis by two people in close proximity. Elizabeth Holmes and her (secret) boyfriend,  Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, ran the company she founded like their own fiefdom. They enforced Elizabeth’s version of reality, kept information siloed, and silenced anyone who questioned or criticized them. I do not know if Elizabeth Holmes started out with good intentions and then was derailed by […]

Compelling And Satisfying

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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Best for: Anyone who enjoys a true story about shady people who (for the most part) get what’s coming to them. In a nutshell: An experienced Elizabeth Holmes convinces a lot of people that she is on to the next big thing in biotechnology. She isn’t, and she gets VERY touchy when people point that out. Also, lots of powerful old white guys make some absurd financial decisions. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I listened to the podcast “The Drop Out,” which is […]

Snake Oil in Silicon Valley

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley by John Carreyrou

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carr Finished Feb. 5, 2019, took nine  days to read 5 Stars on Goodreads, but I would rate 4.5 Genre: Non-Fiction Rating 2/5 for 2019 overall, 1/1 for Non- Fiction This is the true story of the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the “health care” company Theranos. I put health care in quotes because as we all know now, Theranos was basically a company built on false hopes and lies. Sure […]



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