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发表于2025-03-31
Bad Blood pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025
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.
A riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.
John Carreyrou is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal. For his extensive coverage of Theranos, Carreyrou was awarded the George Polk Award for Financial Reporting, the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism in the category of beat reporting, and the Barlett & Steele Silver Award for Investigative Business Journalism. Carreyrou lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three children.
一個令人抑鬱的故事。本書最大的問題是它在前半部試圖以上帝視角來講述這個故事,但Carreyron並沒有足夠的信息來做這個上帝。因此前半部給我最大的感覺就是我産生的疑問全都得不到解答,在Carreyron開始用第一人稱講述這個故事之後就好瞭很多(我懷疑前半部是不是為瞭增加書的厚度,編輯要求他後來加上的)。Carreyron把Theranos多年成功的最大原因歸結於Holmes的個人魅力。我不買這個帳。這也是我最大的疑問。Carreyron沒能給我一個迴答,很可惜也沒辦法知道更多。在我粗淺的理解中,Holmes曇花一現的“成功”充分展示瞭所謂elitists,或者說“上層階級”的盲從與愚蠢。恐怕也正是這種愚蠢和其産生的嚴重後果纔造成瞭今天世界的割裂和populism explosion。三星半。
評分寫得妙!簡直和看懸疑小說一樣。商場如戰場,血腥多災。Holmes雖能將諸大佬玩弄於股掌,但沒能力研發産品、沒能力管理公司,最終身敗名裂。同時看到瞭言論自由的重要性。記者即是戰士,捨命報道。
評分這本書雖然是非虛構,但是比偵探小說還要抓住我的心。作者的寫作功力瞭得,同樣的氣氛,相似的事件被描述得各有韆鞦。故事本身非常吸引人,加上優美的文筆,閱讀這本書,實在是令人喜悅。
評分對很多有關公司管理的問題都在我上一傢公司的工作經曆中有過似曾相識的感覺,但醫療行業涉及人命,對公司的管理水平、自查機製、道德底綫的要求都更高。想象這個公司如果在國內創立,有沒有可能會能夠支撐更久?國內跟風的有錢老闆/投資/投機機構和錢也非常多,所有已投資的投資人和創業公司組成利益相關體,可能會寜可知道有問題也要一起掩蓋好找到下一個接盤俠。不過一直不上市的計劃可能會讓很多人望而卻步,畢竟終極接盤俠是普羅大眾。 這書其實講瞭個挺明白的道理,專業的人做專業的事情,Elizabeth和最初支持她的大佬們都沒有係統紮實的醫學背景,完全是用工程師的思路在做這件事情,遇到問題他們的解決辦法是“邊吹邊解決”,但醫學突破不是工程技術問題,不可能一蹴而就,越是有deliver的壓力,就越有跨越紅綫的危險。
評分Book of the year (by fat margin)!!! 本來以為是女騙子的獨角戲,結果是一場精彩無比動人心魄的群戲。這群雄心勃勃、驕傲自大又急於求成的人啊,簡直就是當今商業世界的生動白描。
Elizabeth Holmes Theranos founder. Henry Mosley Theranos Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Donald L. Lucas Chairman of the board. Former Ventural Capitalist. Channing Robertson On the Board of Directors. Associate Dean at Stanford. Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani Gary ...
評分 評分你有没有想过,如果在 2019 年,你可以心想事成,那你的人生巅峰最好可以混成什么样子? 首先,应该有钱,有一辈子都花不完的钱——比方说身家 300 亿,公司市值 600 亿,够不够? 其次,还要有颜,全国的大牌杂志封面,排着队让你上——他们说除了影视明星,你就是最美的那颗...
Bad Blood pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2025