John Carreyrou exposes Theranos and founder Elizabeth Holmes, revealing how fraudulent claims about blood-testing technology deceived investors and patients. Through investigative journalism, he documents the gap between marketing promises and laboratory reality. The book became a cautionary tale about startup accountability and fake validation.
What readers sayAbout Bad Blood.
The way Elizabeth deceived everyone including her own board was infuriating to watch.
Every time I thought the deception couldn't get worse, there was another shocking layer.
Technical lab sections got dense but the overall story about fraud was riveting.
Made me question which startups are actually credible. Eye-opening on how easily we believe hype.
The whistleblower stories showed real courage standing up to someone who threatened them.
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