In a fair world, Holmes would have to have been an absolutely remarkable 19 year old to get what she got. I mean, like Leonardo da Vinci level, once in a civili

In a fair world, Holmes would have to have been an absolutely remarkable 19 year old to get what she got. I mean, like Leonardo da Vinci level, once in a civilization type amazing. It turns out she's not a very remarkable person today, and wasn't as a 19 year old college dropout either. She's always come across as a bit of an odd duck, even when the bubble hadn't burst [1]. People (investors) likely read into her what they wanted and the myth of the genius who's too smart for traditional paths provided a convenient framework to hang a cool story off of and allowed laziness to creep in. Her impressive personal connections were fuel. One thing to watch and keep in mind as Theranos come unwound [2] 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiNFXcI9Rb8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiNFXcI9Rb8 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLTAFbKbC8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLTAFbKbC8w