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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Documentary · 2019
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
The sides of The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
- Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos
- A blood test machine that never worked
- A ten billion dollar company that collapsed
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is good for you if…
- you want the true story of Theranos and its blood test.
- you like watching hype and investors carry a company to ten billion dollars.
- you want to understand how Elizabeth Holmes convinced so many people.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is bad for you if…
- you need more than interviews and boardroom footage.
- you want surprises, and you already know how Theranos ended.
About: fraud · ambition · hype
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