ShortHand: Why Did Anyone Believe in Elizabeth Holmes?

Elizabeth Holmes and her startup, Theranos, are now infamous. With millions of lives put at risk, and hundreds of millions of dollars flushed down the toilet, they serve as the ultimate cautionary tale of “fake it till you make it” gone wrong.

But with her sentence approaching, we ask why anyone trusted Elizabeth Holmes in the first place – first with their money, and then with American lives…

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-former-board-members-henry-kissinger-george-shultz-james-mattis-2019-3?r=US&IR=T

https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-inventor

https://time.com/6154443/elizabeth-holmes-the-dropout-podcast-books-movies/

https://www.forbes.com/profile/elizabeth-holmes/?sh=345bd00e47a7

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/04/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentencing-date-new-trial-request

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58336998