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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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114202 |
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digital rda |
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audio file rda |
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The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers. 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 testing 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 more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. A riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Read by Will Damron. |
| Summary |
Recounts the story behind Theranos, the medical equipment company that misled investors to believe they developed a revolutionary blood testing machine, detailing how its CEO perpetuated the lie to bolster the value of the company by billions. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Theranos (Firm) -- History.
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Hematologic equipment industry -- United States.
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Fraud -- United States.
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Fraud. |
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Hematologic equipment industry. |
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United States. |
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Damron, Will, narrator.
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| ISBN |
9780525642855 : |
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0525642854 : |
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