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Elizabeth Holmes
November 18, 2022
Prem Thakker
Scammer Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison Over Theranos Fraud
Holmes was sentenced to 135 months for defrauding investors.
March 4, 2022
Magazine
Lidija Haas
The Dropout
Is a Twisted Compliment to Elizabeth Holmes
The Hulu series portrays the Theranos CEO as a visionary outcast—just as she saw herself.
November 22, 2021
Molly Osberg
The Venture Capitalist Who Tried to Break Up California Now Wants to Break Up Unions
According to billionaire Tim Draper, unions are responsible for “fewer jobs” and “more homeless.”
September 7, 2021
Natalie Shure
It’s Good That Elizabeth Holmes Failed
The Silicon Valley model of disruption won’t fix health care—it only creates the opportunity for a select few to profit off what’s broken.
September 2, 2021
Timothy Noah
The Dark Lesson of Elizabeth Holmes’s Theranos Is That Corporate Bullying Works
The Silicon Valley superstar may finally be facing trial, but the fact that her company got away with the crimes for as long as it did is still disturbing.
March 29, 2019
Avi Asher-Schapiro
What the Theranos Documentary Misses
Instead of examining Elizabeth Holmes’s personality, look at the people and systems that aided the company’s rise.
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