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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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4.5

This book was so very well-written, and I would recommend the e-book specifically or a later published copy, since it has extra material in the back about the court proceedings. I really admire Mr. Carreyrou's fearlessness and tenacity to make sure this whole story was told and fact-checked. It's very clear from the writing that the investigation was extensive, and Theranos tried to make that as hard for him as possible. As for Elizabeth Holmes, did she have a a rough time in college (including possibly being a victim of assault) and was influenced and at least a little groomed by Sunny? Very possibly. Was he verbally or in other ways abusive? Also very possibly. But she knew exactly what she was doing and who she was scamming. She knew her products didn't work and that every other thing out of her fake male-sounding voice was a lie. It's still so wild that she got so many old white dudes to give her money.
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