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Your timeline makes no sense. Theranos started falling apart in 2016 with charges being filed against Holmes in March 2018. MeToo started in October 2017 with t
by dumbfoundded 5y ago
Your timeline makes no sense. Theranos started falling apart in 2016 with charges being filed against Holmes in March 2018. MeToo started in October 2017 with the release of the Harvey Weinstein assault stories.
By the time MeToo started, Theranos had been sued by investors, Walgreens, and CMS. Additionally, Holmes was banned from running labs and Theranos had failed many inspections with severe penalties. Theranos was all but dead by the time MeToo took off.
What really happened (according to my recollection of reading Bad Blood) is that Holmes never really connected with the medical community. Anyone with any domain expertise knew her tech claims were impossible. She used her personal connections to generals, politicians, and wealthy individuals to spin this web of lies and keep raising money. Most of the Silicon Valley Investor elite had nothing to do with Theranos.
I really dislike your interpretation of events. Not only because it makes no sense with the actual history but you play on stereotypes & generalizations to make a point. Tech certainly needs more female founders but you're not helping by twisting what really happened.
1) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-me-too-timeline-20171208-htmlstory.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-me-too-timeline...
2) https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/07/tech/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-timeline/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/07/tech/elizabeth-holmes-therano...