It was a revolutionary idea: being able to conduct fast, cheap, and effective blood tests with only a tiny drop of blood.

But it turned out that the company behind it was one, huge fraud.

This is the fascinating story of how a Stanford dropout went from the youngest self-made female billionaire in history to facing 20 years in prison.

Background of Elizabeth Holmes
Problem with blood testing
Dropping out of Stanford
Telling a fantastic story
The atmosphere inside Theranos
Was there any technology really being developed?
Attracting influential investors and board members
Too much pressure for scientists within the company
The public launch of Theranos
Becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in history
Idolising Steve Jobs
The arrival of John Carreyrou
Things starting to unravel for Theranos
Dropping to zero
Elizabeth Holmes today
Reflecting on what went wrong

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/theranos

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#166: Theranos: When Blood Testing Goes Bad