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Wasn't this the same CEO that (about) 2 years ago became a paper-billionaire and was the next Silicon Valley darling? The house of cards sure does fall down ve
by phantom_oracle 11y ago
Wasn't this the same CEO that (about) 2 years ago became a paper-billionaire and was the next Silicon Valley darling?
The house of cards sure does fall down very quickly for Valley entrepreneurs.
- dnautics 11y agoNot just silicon valley. She captured a lot of media attention nationwide and for a brief moment was a household name.
- devarshr 11y agoEven worldwide (in India). I used to suggest to wiki her and learn more about her to any girl who aspired to become a healthcare professional or engineer. I facepalmed at myself when WSJ story came out.
- dnautics 11y agoBeing in the bio industry, when the theranos thing got big, my cohort was widely panning the whole idea of microfluidics diagnostics (it's been tried many times by many people smarter - but maybe not as driven?). Since I had just started my own nonprofit, the first thing I looked at was her board, and I knew there was going to be trouble.