In this episode of all things #Abstractable, we discuss the book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou.
Elizabeth Holmes is an incredibly smart, driven, and talented young woman who followed her dreams to start the company Theranos, which promised to run blood tests with a single drop of blood.
Unfortunately, this dream became a nightmare as in under 5 years she had built a business worth billions that had a product that didn't work.
As with each episode, we pluck out what most resonated with us from the book and how we are going to implement these into our day-to-day.
Show notes and books mentioned in the episode can be found through the link in our Instagram bio @theabstractable.
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John Carreyrou - Bad Blood (Ep. 009 The Abstractable Podcast)
00:00 - Opening remarks
01:15 - The Book: Bad Blood
05:49 - The Author: John Carreyrou
10:06 - Elizabeth Holmes
24:43 - Theranos
34:42 - Elizabeth Holmes and her charm
39:00 - What Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Holmes have in common
48:18 - Privacy and Secrecy in Theranos
56:41 - How it all came tumbling down at Theranos
1:01:20 - Key Takeaways
1:06:41 - What bad things are you willing to do in the name of a good thing?
1:21:19 - Wrap up
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