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..the accuracy of the book and TV show is questionable, I would have a lot of questions for the funders of this scam and the company board (mostly recruited to
by olivermarks 4y ago
..the accuracy of the book and TV show is questionable, I would have a lot of questions for the funders of this scam and the company board (mostly recruited to the company by the now deceased George Shultz).
Richard Kovacevich, former Wells Fargo & Co. CEO
Jim Mattis, former head of U.S. Central Command who later became Defense Secretary
Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy officer
Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator
Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State
William Perry, former Defense Secretary
Theranos paid each board member $150,000 a year & 500,000 shares in the company. Mr. Kissinger was paid another $500,000 a year as a consulting salary.
These are not stupid people. Where was their due dilligence?
- djenendik 4y agoGreedy but not stupid if it pleases you.
- olivermarks 4y agoThe employees (including Balwani & Holmes) follow the board and funders instructions...
- compiler-guy 4y agoCarryou’s book documents in great detail that she had near total control of the board. They didn’t give her instructions, she gave them instructions.
- ezekiel11 4y ago
- FireBeyond 4y ago> ..the accuracy of the book and TV show is questionable Leaving aside the TV show for a moment - most of the book Bad Blood was "overflow" and further detail from the same person who wrote the WSJ pieces, that were extensively fact checked (I realize that doesn't make them infallible) before going to press, especially after the first piece, because Theranos fought back hard. What are the claims of "questionable accuracy"?
- olivermarks 4y ago'Theranos fought back hard' etc - who knows what went on and what spin was printed to protect the powerful when the canoe started capsizing. There were rumors and concerns well before the WSJ 'discovered' irregularities ...from former employees, doctors, blood experts etc...