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Elizabeth Holmes told Isaacson she used his Steve Jobs biography as a how-to book
“In fact, when people would come up to me, and they'd say, I used your Steve Jobs book, like Elizabeth Holmes would, the person who invented Theranos launch Theranos. Say, oh, I use your Steve Jobs as a how-to book.”
Walter Isaacson Oct 5, 2021 ▶ 7:41 #121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity
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Wolfe: Early-stage startup genius is notoriously hard to distinguish from fraud
“Now, it's very hard in the early nascent embryonic stages of a business to really, and I'm being intellectually honest here, know if somebody is going to be an absolute genius or a total fraud. Because the best storytellers are also the best con men, or women,…”
Josh Wolfe Jan 22, 2019 ▶ 10:10 #50 Josh Wolfe: Inventing the Future
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Burgis: Elizabeth Holmes used early high-profile investors to drive mimetic fundraising
“You know, she essentially used mimetic desire and could point to models of like powerful models of people that had invested in her company to draw in other models.”
Luke Burgess May 31, 2022 ▶ 1:07:02 Luke Burgis: The Power of Mimetic Desire
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