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Re:Theranos didn’t work with the huge drug company it suppos... by pen2l on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @04:10PM (#10460749)
The first VC who backed Theranos is a pretty smart guy. Was first in his class at Stanford, has an otherwise pretty nice portfolio of companies he has funded
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Re:Theranos didn’t work with the huge drug company it suppos... by erobbins on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @04:42PM (#10460969)
My take on this is that theranos started out with good intentions, and just hasn't been able to make it happen so they are trying to buy time. The early stage investments were probably sound, but later rounds are a little questionable. Sometimes you have to know when to fail.
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Re:Theranos didn’t work with the huge drug company it suppos... by majani on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @04:28PM (#10460866)
First in a Stanford class can still turn out to be an incompetent VC who doesn't do due diligence
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Re:Theranos didn’t work with the huge drug company it suppos... by pen2l on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @04:40PM (#10460958)
The guy is still a winner though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jurvetson

He's made more good investments than bad at the end of the day.

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