Rating: Excellent
Bad Blood blurb excerpt: The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. My opinion: Although not a "Biography" as such, this book is a thoroughly entertaining look at the rapid growth, elaborate scams, corporate intrigue, complex relationships, and ultimate demise of a biotech unicorn. There is a heavy focus on the founder Elizabeth Holmes, which is why this book has been categorized as such. Although it's unlikely you will learn anything from this book it is still an excellent read.
Lessons from Bad Blood:
Old men like young women.
Charisma, passion, and perceived intelligence can be very convincing.
Bad companies need good lawyers.
If it seems to go to be true, it likely is.
Incremental innovations realized are better than exponential innovations theorized.
A good corporate culture is not a repressive one.
Bad Blood Best Quotes;
“Hyping your product to get funding while concealing your true progress and hoping that reality will eventually catch up to the hype continues to be tolerated in the tech industry.”
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