Rotten blood

Number of pages: 463. Author: John Carreiro. Publishing house: Madarek for Publishing and Distribution. Year of publication: 2020. This book, winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey World Award 2018 and one of the ten most important books in recent years, narrates the story of Elizabeth Holmes, who founded the company "Theranos" for blood analysis devices when she was not yet twenty-two. She launched her company based on venture capital, her feminine appeal, intelligence, and the charisma she possesses, driven by hope to follow in the footsteps of other Silicon Valley startup companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, and Apple. To that end, she employed a team of many scientists and experts renowned for their competence in Silicon Valley.