#166: Theranos: When Blood Testing Goes Bad

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It was a revolutionary idea: being able to conduct fast, cheap,
and effective blood tests with only a tiny drop of blood.


But it turned out that the company behind it was one, huge
fraud. 


This is the fascinating story of how a Stanford dropout went from
the youngest self-made female billionaire in history to facing 20
years in prison.





Background of Elizabeth Holmes

Problem with blood testing

Dropping out of Stanford

Telling a fantastic story

The atmosphere inside Theranos

Was there any technology really being developed?

Attracting influential investors and board members

Too much pressure for scientists within the company

The public launch of Theranos

Becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in history

Idolising Steve Jobs

The arrival of John Carreyrou

Things starting to unravel for Theranos

Dropping to zero

Elizabeth Holmes today

Reflecting on what went wrong




Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/theranos


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