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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by Coding_Cat on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @12:59PM (#16586226)
Tim Draper also stands to gain from Theranos being reviewed positively, valid product or not, being an investor.
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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by minimaxir on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @01:02PM (#16586260)
That's true, which just compounds the problem of newbie investors thinking "fake it until you make it" is OK because they get positive reinforcement from their investors.
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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by neom on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @03:39PM (#16587636)
Not to condescend, genuinely curious... you really believe Tim Draper is an n00b?
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Re:Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charge... by minimaxir on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @03:45PM (#16587674)
Sorry, meant "newbie entrepreneurs."
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