Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by Carreyrou, John
ISBN: 9780525431992
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The Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year

A New York Times Notable Book
A Washington Post Notable Book

One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Esquire, Fortune, Marie Claire, GQ, Mental Floss, Science Friday, Bloomberg, Popular Mechanics, BookRiot, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.5 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. Erroneous results put patients in danger, leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments. All the while, Holmes and her partner, Sunny Balwani, worked to silence anyone who voiced misgivings--from journalists to their own employees.

Rigorously reported and fearlessly written, Bad Blood is a gripping story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron--a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Carreyrou, John
  • ISBN: 9780525431992
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2020

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  • Wild

    Fatima Q. - 4 years 11 months ago

    This story was nuts omg. I’ve seldom torn through a nonfiction book like I did this one. Holmes was quite a character (and definitely had some very weird and also sociopathic tendencies???) and it was shocking that Theranos stayed afloat as long as it did, and managed to fool so many people. The main thing I’ve gathered here is the power of Holmes being a “brilliant Stanford dropout” and coming from a rich family with connections, which seems to be the main reason why people were so easily able to trust her (when she had not really any credentials) and invest. #springpicks

  • The story is so wild it’s hard to believe it’s true!

    Machaia M. - 5 years 9 months ago

    This was absolutely engrossing, and it reignited my faith in investigative journaling. The entire time I read this story I kept marveling at the fact that it’s actually true. It was factual but still engaging, and it makes just about any workplace look better by comparison. #SummerReading

  • Read this. READ IT NOW!

    Shelley M. - 5 years 10 months ago

    This book is phenomenal! An absolute page turner from start to finish. I read it in two days and it would have been one if I didn't have to go to work. The book chronicles the life and lies of Elizabeth Holmes and her startup, Theranos. Secrets, lies, intrigue...this story has it all and Carreyrou captures it beautifully in this book. A MUST READ!

  • Deserves to be amongst the best business failure tomes.

    Chris B. - 5 years 11 months ago

    This is one of those non-fiction books (almost like true crime, but without any murders) that ends before the ending. It's well written, and keeps you moving, but leaves you crazed to find out what happened next. Sadly, this story still is not resolved, with trials and lawsuits ongoing. The level of disfunction is fascinating and the way people just threw money at something they wanted to believe, is sadly, not unprecedented. The self-delusion is all-pervasive. If you've enjoyed the Enron stories, and other massive business failure stories, this one will not disappoint. My profound thanks to the whistle blowers amongst us.