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"The Inventor," a documentary on the meteoric rise and subsequent catastrophic collapse of the blood-testing startup Theranos and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, premiered Monday on HBO. This is how director @alexgibneyfilm brought it all together. read.bi/2TjXJiS
"The Inventor," a documentary on the meteoric rise and subsequent catastrophic collapse of the blood-testing startup Theranos and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, premiered Monday on HBO. This is how director @alexgibneyfilm brought it all together. read.bi/2TjXJiS
.@alexgibneyfilm has spent a lot of his career exploring stories that focus on the dishonest and the controversial.
What shocked him the most about making this documentary was just how driven Elizabeth Holmes was about denying that she committed fraud. read.bi/2HtJuqn
What shocked him the most about making this documentary was just how driven Elizabeth Holmes was about denying that she committed fraud. read.bi/2HtJuqn
Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start Theranos when she was 19.
The company was a huge success, and Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest female billionaire. read.bi/2JoWSxN
The company was a huge success, and Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest female billionaire. read.bi/2JoWSxN
Theranos was once valued at $9 billion.
Now, Elizabeth Holmes faces criminal charges stemming from allegations that she and former Theranos president Sunny Balwani engaged in a scheme to defraud investors. read.bi/2Tk6idw
Now, Elizabeth Holmes faces criminal charges stemming from allegations that she and former Theranos president Sunny Balwani engaged in a scheme to defraud investors. read.bi/2Tk6idw
Sunny Balwani came into the role of president in 2009. He and Elizabeth Holmes were involved romantically, but did not disclose that to investors.
The former president would lead chants of "f--- you" to people and companies he perceived as enemies. read.bi/2Wcni79
The former president would lead chants of "f--- you" to people and companies he perceived as enemies. read.bi/2Wcni79
"They were talking about her as if she were Beethoven."
Theranos at one point had a star-studded board of directors, including military leaders and former secretaries of state.
The board members seemed to be taken by Elizabeth Holmes and her vision. read.bi/2TLG0WB
Theranos at one point had a star-studded board of directors, including military leaders and former secretaries of state.
The board members seemed to be taken by Elizabeth Holmes and her vision. read.bi/2TLG0WB
A number of the big names who invested in Theranos, from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Walmart heirs, lost hundreds of millions from their investments in the blood-testing company.
Here were the biggest investors in the startup. read.bi/2Y8WUNj
Here were the biggest investors in the startup. read.bi/2Y8WUNj
Investigative reporter John Carreyrou knew he had a story on his hands the moment his first phone call ended with Alan Beam, a former laboratory director at Theranos.
From there, the reporter was able to reach many other ex-employee sources. read.bi/2HvxtRk
From there, the reporter was able to reach many other ex-employee sources. read.bi/2HvxtRk
The SEC charged Theranos and its former CEO with "massive fraud."
Elizabeth Holmes could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine plus restitution for each count on which she's convicted.
Her next court appearance is slated for April 22. read.bi/2Ogs9S7
Elizabeth Holmes could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine plus restitution for each count on which she's convicted.
Her next court appearance is slated for April 22. read.bi/2Ogs9S7
