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Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
Elizabeth Holmes Alex Gibney Dan Ariely Roger Parloff Ken Auletta Erika Cheung Cheryl Gafner Dave Philippides Douglas Matje Ryan Wistort Tony Nugent Phyllis Gardner Channing Robertson Don Lucas Tim Draper Tyler Shultz Rochelle Gibbons Matt Hernan Patrick O'Neill Errol Morris Stephanie Seitz Serena Stewart John Carreyrou David Boies III Ramesh Balwani Pattie Sellers Charlie Rose Thomas A. Edison George Shultz James Mattis Henry Kissinger Joe Biden Bill Clinton Richard Nixon Barack Obama Rupert Murdoch Heather King Sanjay Gupta
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