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Sinopse

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work.

In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.

Now to be adapted into a film, with Jennifer Lawrence to star.

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Autor

John Carreyrou

John Carreyou, duas vezes vencedor do Pulitzer, foi jornalista do Wall Street Journal durante duas décadas. Pela extensa cobertura que fez do caso Theranos, o autor conquistou o Prémio George Polk de Reportagem Financeira, o Prémio Gerald Loeb de Negócios Distintos e Jornalismo Financeiro, na categoria Reportagem Especializada, e o Prémio Barlett & Steele de Jornalismo de Investigação de Negócios.

John Carreyrou vive em Brooklyn com a mulher e os três filhos.


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