Elizabeth Holmes

A Critical Warning for Silicon Valley’s Overblown Promises — One of the biggest scandals in recent Silicon Valley history has been the collapse of Theranos, which once held immense promise. The founder and former CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, is appealing her conviction for defrauding investors and has been ordered to report to prison. Additionally, she and her former deputy face…

Disgraced founders of Theranos must return money to investors who were deceived into backing their fraudulent blood-testing technology. — Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, was once hailed as a visionary entrepreneur who was set to revolutionize the medical testing industry. Her company promised to deliver cutting-edge technology that could detect hundreds of diseases and ailments from just a few drops of blood. …

Your only crime is being poor — Get rich. — Rich and pretty people don't go to jail. I have a friend who usually says, "You are only as free as the freedom that you can afford." This statement was true during the Roman Empire and is true today. …

The “Sausage Fingers” Edition — Happy Monday, my darling pop culture junkies. So many people reading this are impacted by the writer’s strike, and everyone I have spoken to directly involved seems to think this will go on a long time…maybe to September, maybe even into the fall. Longer? A LONG TIME. If anyone reading…

Chapter 1 Comprehensive Bad Blood Book Review and Summary “Bad Blood” by John Carreyrou is a stunning exposé of the fraudulent practices and toxic culture of Theranos, a once-promising biotech startup that imploded in spectacular fashion. …

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila concluded there wasn’t compelling enough evidence to allow Holmes to remain free on bail. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, APRIL 11, 2023 Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the…

I’m currently reading John Carreyrou’s book titled Bad Blood. It is a tell-all — if you will — of the former billion-dollar company Theranos, which was founded by Elizabeth Holmes. In case you’re not familiar with the sensational story of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, I reckon it is my civic…

Investors went gaga over Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried for different reasons but gave both young, first-time entrepreneurs way too much slack to their peril. — There is another angle to the whole FTX drama that is worth discussing. From an investment standpoint, the elephant in the room is why some of the most sophisticated investors in the world put money in FTX without doing the required due diligence. …

As the former CEO of FTX and “white knight” of cryptocurrency, Sam Bankman-Fried — also known as SBF — has been heavily scrutinized by the press since the collapse of his company this past November. In his latest interviews, SBF has presented himself in an innocent light while pleading ignorance…