Today's four-year-long trial of the Silicon Valley Innovation Company Big Scam case finally ushered in a verdict: the company's founder Elizabeth was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
If you don't know Elizabeth Holmes, search for a book.
In 2018, a book that became a New York Times bestseller list called Bad Blood: secrets and lies of in a Silicon Valley Startup, Chinese translated as "Bad Blood" or "Blood Into Gold."
The book also made the whole Country and the whole world aware of a company: Theranos, as well as a Silicon Valley scam.
The initiator of this scam turned out to be a woman who was no more than 30 years old. She's Elizabeth Holmes. The company she founded, which was called extremely innovative, became the favor of many venture capitalists and the Us authorities at that time.
Elizabeth, who had just entered Stanford University, had recently traveled to Asia, but was just in time for SARS. Others see danger, but she sees opportunity: a drop of blood can detect infection.
So is it possible that a drop of blood can detect someone with other diseases or even cancer?
So, with this idea in mind, she found chemistry and medical students in college with her charisma and language talent, and eventually founded Theranos.
The company's innovation lies in the fact that users can use the company's equipment and technology to test whether there is cancer through a few drops of blood, and to monitor whether the cancer drugs used are reasonable and effective at all times.
Sounds like this is definitely a great innovation. With such a simple and important test, who is not rare?
So, with Elizabeth's charisma and her later partner, an Indian with a deep understanding of the business market, Theranos pulled many of Wall Street's biggest venture capital firms, and American military and political figures joined its board of directors.
Then, the ads do well, but the real technology doesn't. One by one, Theranos employees left. Because they found that the company's so-called blood tests are actually looking for agents or using equipment from other companies, such as Siemens' testing equipment.
Moreover, the principle of a few drops of blood to detect disease is simply not reasonable. Because the blood clotts quickly, and the amount is too small, it can't be left inside the detection box.
Evidence to deceive investors and deceive consumers, the US prosecutors collected for 4 years, and finally today, Elizabeth was convicted.
Here I would like to say that Elizabeth, a person, her own family is very wealthy. The reason why she has been able to successfully deceive many investors is because of her great charisma.
Magnetic voice, coupled with the decoration of the appearance - known as the female version of Jobs, the consistent velvet turtleneck knit.
Although it is attractive, it is not worthy of forgiveness for its use in a deceptive career.