Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by mtlynch on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:09AM
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GP is saying that it's surprising for Elizabeth Holmes to be more famous than Anne Wojcicki. The fact that Anne Wojcicki is the younger sister of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki makes Anne's lack of fame even more surprising.
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Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by dagw on Monday November 08, 2021 @09:29AM
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The fact that Anne Wojcicki is the younger sister of YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki makes Anne's lack of fame even more surprising.
Close family member of Rich And Successful CEO founds successful company is not an interesting story. In fact it is how most people assume it works, if you come from a rich family of course your company is a success. 'Poor' kid pulls themselves up by their own bootstraps and builds company with nothing but grit and brilliance, now that is a story you can sell. Especially if it's a company doing something the 'experts' said couldn't be done.
Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by thrashh on Monday November 08, 2021 @10:22AM
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Plenty of poor people people who pull themselves up don’t make the news like Holmes.
Undoubtedly Holmes was also good at marketing. That alone is a skill, one that alone admittedly doesn’t make a viable product, but that’s the real explanation for her success.
Re:All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan
by cblconfederate on Monday November 08, 2021 @10:10AM
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Holmes wasn't poor and unconnected. Quite the opposite actually