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https://www.wsj.com/video/reporting-on-theranos-and-elizabeth-holmes/22C3F84E-0985-4EEE-8B74-256CD6D489D7.html https://www.wsj.com/video/reporting-on-theranos-a

https://www.wsj.com/video/reporting-on-theranos-and-elizabeth-holmes/22C3F84E-0985-4EEE-8B74-256CD6D489D7.html https://www.wsj.com/video/reporting-on-theranos-and-elizabet... At 4:00 in this video they talk about Holmes fake "deep voice". I think its pretty clearly her fraud tendencies run really really deep. I don't think you could trust anything you think makes her a genius. The only things we actually know about her is that she could get into Standford, where she dropped out. She could also raise money really well. I don't think she is by any means dumb. But there is absolutely no evidence of genius.

rhizome 8y ago
Funny, lowering the pitch of your voice is a tropey power move that gets zero criticism when practiced by men.
- ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
  Any "tropey power move" should be criticized. Didn't you just criticize it by the category? When I was raising capital I definitely heard VC's making fun of men who spoke in a false voice, practiced their handshake, or artificially held eye contact way too long. I'm fine if you want to say my criticism of Holmes is influenced by sexism. But to make the statement that men speaking in a stupid fake voice get zero criticism... is hyperbole to point ridiculousness.
  - jrs95 8y ago
    This knee jerk reaction is part of why she was able to get away with it for so long.
  - rhizome 8y ago
    To be sure it can be overdone, but that doesn't detract from its utility and popularity.
- icelancer 8y ago
  >> gets zero criticism when practiced by men This was literally made fun of in a meeting two days ago for a vendor I work with.