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Its fascinating that Holmes has made a successful career after dropping out less than two years at Stanford, while there's a glut of biomedical researchers, and
by ZanyProgrammer 11y ago
Its fascinating that Holmes has made a successful career after dropping out less than two years at Stanford, while there's a glut of biomedical researchers, and people with actual (graduate) degrees (from much less prestigious institutions than Stanford) have trouble getting jobs in the field.
- cowsandmilk 11y agoMy theory: Her success was much more due to connections through her father than people acknowledge. She grew up all over the world due to her father's government positions in international aid. Her board is made up of prominent people involved in US foreign relations. Seemingly, these might be people her father dealt with working for the government in international aid. If you go to raise money and you have prominent people already on your board, you're likely to find success.