I think Elizabeth Holmes was excited about the right stuff, but she wasn't well enough studied in the science to take it beyond the wouldn't-it-be-neat, sci-fi

I think Elizabeth Holmes was excited about the right stuff, but she wasn't well enough studied in the science to take it beyond the wouldn't-it-be-neat, sci-fi writing phase, and relied on "fake it till you make it" to compensate for the fact that her reach far exceeded her grasp.