| Book Description | 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. "Crime thriller authors have nothing on carreyrou's exquisite sense of suspenseful pacing and multifaceted character development in this riveting, read-in-one-sitting tour de force.Carreyrou's commitment to unraveling holmes' crimes was literally of life-saving value." -Booklist 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. |
| Editorial Review | You will not want to put this riveting, masterfully reported book down. No matter how bad you think the theranos story was, you'll learn that the reality was actually far worse. —Bethany mclean, bestselling coauthor of the smartest guys in the room and all the devils are here "eye-opening… a deep investigative report on the sensationalistic downfall of multibillion-dollar silicon valley biotech startup theranos. Basing his findings on hundreds of interviews with people inside and outside the company, two-time pulitzer prize-winning wall street journal reporter carreyrou rigorously examines the seamy details behind the demise of theranos and its creator, elizabeth holmes… the well-integrated employee profiles and testimonies effectively support carreyrou’s damning narrative and discredit holmes as a power-hungry, avaricious young leader who courted venture capitalists with specious claims… the author brilliantly captures the interpersonal melodrama, hidden agendas, gross misrepresentations, nepotism, and a host of delusions and lies that further fractured the company’s reputation and halted its rise… already slated for feature film treatment, carreyrou’s exposé is a vivid, cinematic portrayal of serpentine silicon valley corruption." —Kirkus |
| About the Author | John carreyrou is a two-time pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter at the wall street journal. For his extensive coverage of theranos, carreyrou was awarded the george polk award for financial reporting, the gerald loeb award for distinguished business and financial journalism in the category of beat reporting, and the barlett & steele silver award for investigative business journalism. Carreyrou lives in brooklyn with his wife and three children. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 43241 |
| Number of Pages | 352 |
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