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Former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes really believed that she was doing something positive. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. This book, written by wall street journal reporter john carreyrou, gives you the playbyplay of how the. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, elizabeth holmess company theranos produced a device that it claimed could run a medical diagnostic test.
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