Those who pushed back or tried to level with her were typically asked to leave the company. Holmes expected complicity in elaborate lies, such as staging a fake laboratory to impress Vice President Joe Biden. Holmes ignored warning signs from employees who raised red flags about the technology's effectiveness prior to introducing it to patients. Her squad included two billionaire executives, a top Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and a member of President Donald Trump's cabinet. She was known for wearing black turtlenecks, a nod to Jobs, and for her ability to attract a who's who of powerful investors and board members. Related: Elizabeth Holmes surrounded Theranos with powerful peopleĪfter dropping out of Stanford University in 2003, Holmes started Theranos at age 19. Perhaps she thought Gates and Jobs faked it until they made it so why not her too?" Carreyrou told CNNMoney. It was an 'ends justify the means' situation. She wanted to be the second coming of Steve Jobs. She was said to have unrealistic expectations, according to Carreyrou, when it came to the startup's blood testing technology and its workers, requiring engineers to work around the clock to speed up development. Following interviews with more than 150 people, including 60 former Theranos employees, Carreyrou paints the picture of what it was like working for Holmes.
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