Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
The gripping true story of the rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but was built on fraud. Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou exposes the corporate fraud of the century and the culture of secrecy that enabled it.
Key Ideas
The bigger the lie, the more people believe it.
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Notable Quotes
The bigger the lie, the more people believe it.
Silicon Valley's 'fake it till you make it' culture had met its match in Elizabeth Holmes.
Theranos was a cautionary tale about what happens when ambition outstrips ethics.
The best way to get people to believe your lie is to make them want it to be true.
In the end, the truth always catches up with you.
The Theranos story is a reminder that we should always question authority and demand proof.
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