Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars

Re:Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars by pen2l on Saturday October 17, 2015 @12:48AM (#10403423)

It is putting a lot of effort on PR. I went to https://www.theranos.com/ for curiosity's sake, and was surprised to see that... well, the big center image has absolutely nothing to do with Theranos' technology, it's about "empowering women" (which is of course a laudable effort).

My best guess is this is just 'fake it till you make it'. If they've got a 9 bil valuation, at least they can hire some smart folks who would otherwise be unhappy in proper academia. Maybe they're on to some technology and we will see that pivot soon.

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Re:Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars by user_001 on Saturday October 17, 2015 @02:23AM (#10403572)

Not sure if you noticed, it's a carousel, the second slide mentions FDA clearance, the third mentions about the CLIA waiver.

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Re:Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars by pen2l on Saturday October 17, 2015 @10:59AM (#10404552)

They got FDA clearance for JUST ONE test, the herpes one. It's not clear if it'll work for the many hundred others, as Theranos has suggested it can.

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Re:Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars by user_001 on Saturday October 17, 2015 @03:29PM (#10405707)

Sure, it's a start. We would have to just wait & watch.

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