Bad Blood
by John Carreyrou
Theranos: Elizabeth Holmes, the fake blood tests, the famous board, the whistleblowers and the reporter who broke it. The best business fraud story of the decade and a lesson in how smart people are fooled.
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you want to understand how fraud survives in plain sight.
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Skip it if…
you want a business method.
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Three things you will actually use
- Prestige is not evidence.
- Secrecy is a warning sign.
- Whistleblowers pay; honour them.
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Read the chapters on the whistleblowers.
Our verdict
How smart people are fooled.
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