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339 pages ; 25 cm |
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First published 2018 by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House, New York. This edition published in 2019 by Picador, UK |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-324) and index |
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In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood tests significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at 9 billion dollars, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated 4.7 billion dollars. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. For years, Holmes had been misleading investors, FDA officials, and her own employees. When John Carreyrou, working at The Wall Street Journal, got a tip from a former Theranos employee and started asking questions, both Carreyrou and the Journal were threatened with lawsuits. Undaunted, the newspaper ran the first of dozens of Theranos articles in late 2015. By early 2017, the company's value was zero and Holmes faced potential legal action from the government and her investors. The biggest corporate fraud since Enron is a cautionary tale set amid the bold promises and gold-rush frenzy of Silicon Valley |
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Holmes, Elizabeth, 1984-
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Theranos (Firm) -- History
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New business enterprises -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Cases
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Fraud
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Hematologic equipment industry.
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Securities fraud.
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Bedrägeri
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Bedragare
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Industri - ekonomiska aspekter
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Förenta staterna
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United States
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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338.7681761
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BUS025000 BUS027000 TEC059000
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Oeb
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Qaacc
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Add Title |
Secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup |
ISBN/ISSN |
9781509868087 paperback |
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1509868089 |
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40028196876 |
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