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Elizabeth Holmes/ theranos

Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:20 am
Posted by L1C4
The Ville
Member since Aug 2017
13241 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:20 am
Watched a show about her on tv last night.
Amazing how a young split tail with only 2 semesters of college scammed people out of millions of dollars.
Posted by mahdragonz
Member since Jun 2013
6946 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:23 am to
That voice
Posted by uscpuke
Member since Jan 2004
5036 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:23 am to
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scammed people out of millions of dollars.

Billions.

That said, she is working on a small prick covid test that could really work!
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57524 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:24 am to
Her Steve Jobs obsession was bizarre
Posted by Capital Cajun
Over Yonder
Member since Aug 2007
5527 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:24 am to
Poster child of narcissism.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
61352 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:25 am to
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scammed people out of millions of dollars.



Wasnt she worth billions?
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77649 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:26 am to
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split tail


Who still says this?
Posted by Privateer 2007
Member since Jan 2020
6226 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:26 am to
A young female.
Nobody could call out her bullshite.

Any Chemist, biologist, etc could have called bullshite.
But, also would risk career.

Total group think.
Just like covid doomsday ppl.

John Ioannidis from Stanford called her bullshite.

LINK

He's also a big Covid "Truther" as he knows it's bullshite.
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
29328 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:26 am to
If it wasn't the HBO documentary you need to check that out too. it's scathing. so many layers to that story. her intentional deep voice and slew of tony robbin like lines will make you want to jump off a building
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43222 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:28 am to
Watched documentary a while back. She had some balls to hold all that together and play it off as long as she did.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
20253 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:32 am to
SeXiSt!
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35525 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:46 am to
If you're interested in the subject you should read Bad Blood. She was ruthless.
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7095 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:52 am to
There is a huge push in Silicone Valley for someone other than a straight white male to succeed in the Tech world. Facts or competencies be damned. Here you have a perfect example of how this can go wrong.
Posted by MikeBRLA
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2005
16478 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:21 pm to
Her dad was a VP at Enron. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51708 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:29 pm to
The book "bad blood" is an excellent read
Posted by Woodreaux
OC California
Member since Jan 2008
2790 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:40 pm to
Her blood test fiasco was a cautionary tale on so many things wrong with our economy and society in general. Her adventures were melange of greed, hope, misplaced confidence and ignorance. Just another example of why you let technical subject matter expertise, not marketing hype drive an operation.
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
Member since Oct 2005
13369 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:17 pm to
A true sociopath.
Posted by RobbBobb
Matt Flynn, BCS MVP
Member since Feb 2007
27966 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 2:05 pm to
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split tail

add the one in the front, and you have your answer
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33794 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 2:47 pm to
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Amazing how a young split tail with only 2 semesters of college scammed people out of millions of dollars.



She knew all of the right people, she was marginally attractive and she's probably a sociopath. She fed them the right line of BS and they wanted to believe it.

I really don't think she's all that different from a lot of billionaires that actually make it as far as crossing ethical boundaries. I think the majority of them commit fraud at some point. Her scamming was just her way of business, and not a means to an legitimate end.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26703 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 4:42 pm to
What was the deal with the tranny that worked for her...? The one that claimed he/she was the only one who wasn't scared to stand up to her.....Ana Arriola..

Was an IPhone designer..

You know what they say, you can paint a school bus purple, you still know it's a school bus..



Ah, was a dude... George Arriola...

This post was edited on 4/11/20 at 4:56 pm
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