May 21, 2018

Great recap of Theranos, a blood sampling startup that ended up being fake (aka based on the undeveloped technology). Another thoughful vision on SV culture of fast-growth-no-matter-what www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/books/review/bad-blood-john-carreyrou.html

‘Bad Blood’ Review: How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught. (Published 2018)

In “Bad Blood,” John Carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of Theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing.