I've debated on checking this out as well as The Cult of We about WeWork. I'm just fascinated by rich "smart" people getting conned so hard. I guess I'm interested in anything where people get conned.
I just finished the book The Cryptopians, which is about the origin of the 2nd biggest crypto Ethereum, and it's pretty interesting learning about all the people involved and some of the philosophical discussions they have about this new technology. But there's also a lot of petty backstabbing as well lol
Ed Niedermeyer's Ludicrous, about Tesla is also worth reading and on the edge of this genre. Tesla definitely was a "fake it til you make it" situation in the past: whether it is now, who knows?
Yea I'd agree that Tesla was marketing beyond their tech for a while in the beginning, but they actually had tech, and product, whereas theranos never got past a pilot. And I'd say the evidence that Tesla is no longer a 'fake it' company is that their products are all around us and working!
I've debated on checking this out as well as The Cult of We about WeWork. I'm just fascinated by rich "smart" people getting conned so hard. I guess I'm interested in anything where people get conned.
I just finished the book The Cryptopians, which is about the origin of the 2nd biggest crypto Ethereum, and it's pretty interesting learning about all the people involved and some of the philosophical discussions they have about this new technology. But there's also a lot of petty backstabbing as well lol
Yea I've become a bit fascinated by silicon valley history and big events. I also have the We Work book on my to buy list!
Ed Niedermeyer's Ludicrous, about Tesla is also worth reading and on the edge of this genre. Tesla definitely was a "fake it til you make it" situation in the past: whether it is now, who knows?
Yea I'd agree that Tesla was marketing beyond their tech for a while in the beginning, but they actually had tech, and product, whereas theranos never got past a pilot. And I'd say the evidence that Tesla is no longer a 'fake it' company is that their products are all around us and working!
I do hope you heard the best joke - -
The board of Theranos was more suited to invade a country than to run a bio-medical venture.