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"The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of a multibillion-dollar startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end in the face of pressure and threats from the CEO and her lawyers. In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with...
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In World Eaters, Catherine Bracy exposes the harmful impact of the venture capital (VC) model on society. She argues that VC practices are detrimental not only to entrepreneurs but also to labor, housing markets, and the broader economy. Through interviews with founders, fund managers, and gig economy workers, Bracy reveals that the VC model doesn't work for most start-ups, yet alternatives for early-stage funding are scarce. The book highlights the...
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