Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
The definitive account of Silicon Valley's biggest fraud.
John Carreyrou reconstructs the rise and collapse of Theranos, the blood-testing startup that claimed to revolutionize diagnostics with a single drop of blood. He documents how founder Elizabeth Holmes raised billions and won prestige while the technology never actually worked. The book details the deception, intimidation of employees, and the reporting that finally exposed it.
Founders learn where fake-it-till-you-make-it crosses into fraud and how hype can outrun reality. It is a sobering study of board oversight, secrecy, and the human cost of a culture built on lies.
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