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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.
The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end.
Seen as the female Steve Jobs, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was 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 wealthy investors, Theranos sold shares that valued the company at more than $9 billion.
There was just one problem: the technology didn’t work . . .
Despite threats of legal action, brave whistleblowers started to talk. They revealed a culture of intimidation and secrecy, technology that repeatedly failed, results sent to real patients that were incorrect but upon which life-changing medical decisions were being made, with devastating consequences.
The riveting story behind The Dropout, in Bad Blood, John Carreyrou investigates the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and scandal set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.
Critic reviews
"Wall Street Journal investigative journalist Carreyrou presents meticulously researched, clearly written evidence of the fraud perpetrated by business wunderkind Elizabeth Holmes. The former CEO of the once-renowned Silicon Valley startup, Theranos, bilked investors of millions and potentially risked the lives of patients around the world with a groundbreaking diagnostic product that did not work reliably. Will Damron is the perfect choice as narrator. His precisely articulated style makes the entire effort sound as if it is a cloak-and-dagger spy novel." (AudioFile)
"Chilling...Reads like a West Coast version of All the President’s Men." (New York Times Book Review)
"I couldn’t put down this thriller...the perfect book to read by the fire this winter." (Bill Gates)
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- gq1108
- 12-05-20
Very good if you're intrigued by the story
I found this book having read the initial WSJ article and been captivated by the story of Elizabeth Holmes - If you are similarly intrigued you will enjoy this detailed account which follows the story from start to finish.
The only gripe I had was that there was almost too much detail in parts - for example no character is ever just 'driving their car' it is always more along the lines of 'he sat at the wheel of his shiny black AUDI 2017 SUV with tinted windows and a matte finish, a slight dent was visible in the passenger side door from a recent scrape with a blue 2008 Ford in a local grocery parking lot when he popped out to pick up steaks for his wife Belinda...'!!! This level of excruciating detail lends authenticity, but did drag a little by the end.
Overall though I really enjoyed this book and feel I know all there is to know about the Theranos debacle, which I'm sure will make me very fun at parties.
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- Peter Robb
- 13-01-21
this shouldn't be so good
what an absolute blagger... couldnt stop listening.... if u like podcasts you will love this...
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- Toby K
- 18-06-19
Fascinating
Utterly fascinating story. I blew through it in a couple of days and could not stop listening. Highly recommended.
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- Natallie
- 14-05-19
Fantastic. It shouldn't be real but it is!!
Gripping book which at times I had to force myself to remember this was real, it happened and it went on for years. Quite scary how having charisma and knowing a few medical terms could allow Elizabeth to fool so many people, mainly herself. Never boring, well laid out and read.
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- Srjane
- 15-01-21
Absorbing and scary
A fascinating account of life in the fast lane. I didn’t believe the reviews, It’s not often you can say that about a non-fiction book. But once I started I really could not put this book down.
Nicely told and easy to understand even though there was a lot of people in it. Great job.
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- Jackson
- 24-01-21
A fantastic book
A great book about a really interesting subject. Carreyrou is a great story teller leaving the reader stunned by every page.
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- Andrew
- 15-05-19
outstanding
Couldn't get enough of it, after bit of a slow start. what a story!!! must read.
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- scott collier
- 04-08-20
enthralling
a life story
has to be heard to be believed.......fake it till you make it.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-02-21
Excellent
Didn’t know much about this story before reading. Writer gave you enough history yet kept it interesting throughout. I honestly couldn’t put it down/turn it off!
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- Brendan
- 24-04-20
excellent listen
I could'nt stop listening to this, its fantastic, completely addictive listening. The writer is well knowledged and the book is well written from beginning to end, it was like a sherlock holmes story!
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