The story of Theranos is truly unbelievable. The book is written by John Carreyrou, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who became suspicious of the company's technology and began investigating it. "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" is a comprehensive and in-depth nonfiction book that exposes the fraudulent activities of Theranos, a biotech startup that promised to revolutionize the medical industry by conducting a wide range of lab tests from a single drop of blood. it is considered a must-read for anyone interested in the world of startups, biotech and investigative journalism.
The book is considered to be a page-turner with thrilling narrative, and it received widespread critical acclaim. It also offers an in-depth look into the culture of Silicon Valley, and the various stakeholders involved in the Theranos story - venture capitalists, corporate giants, and the government regulators, giving an insight of how the deception and fraud was allowed to happen in such a big scale. In the book, Carreyrou details the extensive research he conducted and the many obstacles he faced while trying to uncover the truth about Theranos.īad Blood provides a chilling account of the company's rise and fall, and is a cautionary tale of the dangers of unchecked ambition and greed. He soon discovered that the company's claims were fraudulent and that its technology was inaccurate and unreliable. The company was founded by Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford dropout who became one of the youngest female billionaires in the world.Ĭarreyrou, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, became suspicious of Theranos' technology and began investigating the company. The book tells the story of Theranos, a biotech startup that promised to revolutionize the medical industry by conducting a wide range of lab tests from a single drop of blood. Published: 2020 "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" is a nonfiction book written by John Carreyrou and published in 2018.
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