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I finally got around to reading it recently, and I think that aspect of the entire saga was the most startling. Not the fraud, not Holmes' ability to spin to th
by qchris 6y ago
I finally got around to reading it recently, and I think that aspect of the entire saga was the most startling. Not the fraud, not Holmes' ability to spin to the public and her board, not the work culture that she and Sunny Balwani created for their employees, but the severity and frequency of the real and implied legal threats Theranos employed through Boies Schiller and associates on literally everyone that touched the company.
- ciarannolan 6y agoThe way they tried to bully Tyler Shultz [1] was also fascinating. I was impressed by his ability to resist them. I think his parents mortgaged their home to aid in his legal defense. He tried to warn his grandfather, a member of the board, that something was wrong at Theranos. His grandfather said "Tyler, they can't convince me that you're stupid, but they _can_ convince me that you're wrong." His grandson turned out to be right. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Shultz#Theranos_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Shultz#Theranos_scan...