For some reason this caught my interest beyond the BBC story. I find it fascinating, though most people probably won't.
www.bbc.com/news/business-58336998
It's not written very well and the actual events are more intriguing, or perhaps mystifying, than the article might lead you to believe.
Essentially Elizabeth Holmes was determined to have a world changing medically oriented idea. She was so convinced that she dropped out of her Studies at Stanford to start a company to do it. Her first idea was quickly shown to be a bust so she had another one.
This one she eventually got to the point where the company was valued at $9bn and selling it's services commercially before it became clear that it was no better than the first and it all came crashing down.
Very difficult to understand the woman. Perhaps delusional, but it all seems so carefully constructed. Surely she must have realised that there would come the day or did she think a miracle would happen and they'd find an answer?
There are various video interviews with her on YouTube. The Australian 60 Minutes video explains it quite well, though the presenter is quite annoying. I find it easier to form an opinion of someone if I see them speak.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNfrDXr7uA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
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