#166: Theranos: When Blood Testing Goes Bad

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It was a revolutionary idea: being able to conduct fast, cheap, and effective blood tests with only a tiny drop of blood.

But it turned out that the company behind it was one, huge fraud.

This is the fascinating story of how a Stanford dropout went from the youngest self-made female billionaire in history to facing 20 years in prison.

• Background of Elizabeth Holmes • Problem with blood testing • Dropping out of Stanford • Telling a fantastic story • The atmosphere inside Theranos • Was there any technology really being developed? • Attracting influential investors and board members • Too much pressure for scientists within the company • The public launch of Theranos • Becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in history • Idolising Steve Jobs • The arrival of John Carreyrou • Things starting to unravel for Theranos • Dropping to zero • Elizabeth Holmes today • Reflecting on what went wrong

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/theranos

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Release date

Lydbog: 11. juni 2021