One of the last big pre-pandemic scandals we could read (and let’s be honest, slightly enjoy), without the knowledge that just a few scant months later, we’d all be sanitizing our groceries and logging into virtual school. By the end, I was both dismayed and slightly sympathetic to Elizabeth Holmes-I felt I really knew her story, and what more can we ask from a book?īillion Dollar Loser, by Rieves Wiedeman.Īh, the WeWork meltdown. The book flies, no small part thanks to Carreyrou, who is both a gifted writer and in the later parts an active part of the story, as he helps break the Theranos deception wide open. The setting (Palo Alto), the technology (just a drop of blood!), the crime (the product doesn’t actually work), and most importantly, the characters (some everyday heroes, a host of mini-villains, and a big, complex villain in the shape of Elizabeth Holmes). Some of my favorite non-fiction books about crime and general bad behavior in Silicon Valley:Įven though this is a later release, I think of Bad Blood as almost the big daddy of Silicon Valley non-fiction thrillers, partially because it’s got it all.
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