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Bad Blood

By John Carreyrou

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Bad Blood

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'A story so incredible you'd think it was fiction' - James Patterson Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the shocking story and pursued it to the end. 'I couldn't put down this thriller . . . a book so compelling that I couldn't turn away' - Bill Gates Seen as the female Steve Jobs, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by wealthy investors, Theranos sold shares that valued the company at more than $9 billion. There was just one problem: the technology didn't work . . . Despite threats of legal action, brave whistleblowers started to talk. They revealed a culture of intimidation and secrecy, technology that repeatedly failed, results sent to real patients that were incorrect but upon which life-changing medical decisions were being made, with devastating consequences. The riveting story behind The Dropout, in Bad Blood, John Carreyrou investigates the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and scandal set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. 'A tale of corporate fraud and legal browbeating that reads like a crime thriller' - TIME, The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2023-03-30
Publication Date:
2023-03-30
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1035006774
ISBN13:
9781035006779
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
282 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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