Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
This book sheds light on the fascinating rise and fall of a Silicon Valley startup that promised to revolutionize the medical industry. The founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, was hailed as the next Steve Jobs, but her company's technology didn't work. The result? Patients were put in danger and investors lost billions. This gripping story of ambition and hubris is a cautionary tale of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron.
Publish Date
2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.41
ISBN
9780525431992
Categories
Recommendations
14
Recommendations
2018-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
I don’t read a lot of page turners. I often find myself unable to put a book down—but they’re not the kinds of books that would keep most people glued to their chairs. Still, I recently found myself reading a book so compelling that I couldn’t turn away. – source2018-06-28T15:43:50.000Z
Bad Blood by @JohnCarreyrou is an incredible book that should be read by each and every player in the startup/Silicon Valley ecosystem. – source2018-07-22T07:58:59.000Z
The book “Bad Blood”, about the Theranos fraud, is an indictment not just of Holmes and her co-conspirators, but Silicon Valley culture as a whole. All its worst stereotypes and tendencies animated by dislikable characters. Recommended reading! – source2018-10-01T01:44:05.000Z
Fantastic book. Well, I just finished the audiobook -- it was riveting -- I knew Theranos was a massive scam, but I didn't know just how dangerous, vengeful, and nefarious the whole con was. – source2018-06-09T01:24:27.000Z
Is Elizabeth Holmes a Sociopath? @JohnCarreyrou sits down with VF to talk about his incredible book, and to explain how Holmes is currently trying to raise money for a new startup! – source2018-07-03T14:20:22.000Z
Finished “bad blood” on the Theranos scandal. Wow. Just wow. It’s a must read for everyone in tech and startups. Just 1-click buy it :) Amazing how far charisma and social proof got them. Here’s the NYT review of the book – source2018-05-26T15:58:06.000Z
1st book of Summer by @JohnCarreyrou
Fast read, a very interesting narrative including a collection of people who were either good guys or bad guys in ways that was very unexpected.
Strong recommendation 👍🏻 – source2018-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/258605?sort=rating&view=reviews2018-12-31T22:06:16.000Z
Amazing books about human nature. Thanks to @bradleyhope @TomWrightAsia @JohnCarreyrou – source2018-06-21T11:56:55.000Z
I recently finished Bad Blood (the Theranos book): it was the fastest I ever finished an audiobook over 10 hours long. Seriously could not stop listening. – source2018-12-16T09:43:54.000Z
Bad Blood - Book review
Bad Blood is not a book about a wildly failed, scandalously weird startup! It is the story about the Human Mind - of Greed, Ego, Vanity, Craziness and the unstoppable lust for power & money.
Must read!!! Check pic for my detailed review... – source2018-06-22T13:46:47.000Z
BAD BLOOD by @JohnCarreyrou is the best book I’ve read all year - it reads like a thriller, and if it was fiction you wouldn’t believe it.
Now I need to get a Theranos Edison or Minilab device for my museum - if anyone knows where I can find one, please let me know. – source2018-06-23T04:51:05.000Z
Bad Blood by @JohnCarreyrou is an amazing book. Reminds me of the Feynman quote: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." Sometimes it just takes a while for reality to win... – source