Marginal Advice
Marginal Advice
Jordan M, Alex G
Lying Until You're a Billionaire: Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos | Marginal Advice Podcast Ep. 7
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Dec 12, 2022 at 8:05 am.
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With only a pinprick, you can run hundreds of tests to find anything and everything you want to know about your blood. As an added bonus, it's also completely innacurate in every way.

Today we talk about Elizabeth Holmes and her biotech company Theranos that promised the world. Unfortunately for all involved, the only thing that came out of this company was a series of lies and tragedy. Despite hundreds of millions in venture capital funding, Theranos was unable produce a machine that worked as they promised and Founder Elizabeth Holmes deceived her way into billions. Now that the story seems to have closed with Holmes' recent sentencing, we take a look at some of the deception alongside other interesting behaviors she used to maneuver her way forward.