Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2019-04-04
Books mentioned on Part Two: Elizabeth Holmes: The CEO Who Treated Your Blood Like a Phone
If you watch any documentaries about Holmes, or read much of the more sensational coverage about her life, you are left with a question: how did she trick so many prominent, intelligent people into believing her smoke and mirrors were real, functioning technology?
Robert Evans discussed Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. Also mentioned: Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bad Blood
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou is an investigative non-fiction book that exposes the massive fraud and corporate deception at the heart of Elizabeth Holmes's blood-testing startup, Theranos.
Discussed“He later spoke to Carrie Rue for the book Bad Blood. His story provides a good look at just how Holmes treated her employees on a one-on-one basis.”
Where to get it
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Small Fry
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs is a deeply personal memoir written by the daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, chronicling her complex, often painful childhood and her evolving relationship with her brilliant yet emotionally distant father.
Discussed“I just feel badly for Steve Waznjak, who I'm sure still mourns him dutifully cuz he's badly for his daughter. I read her book and Oh, that's a heartbreaker.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“In one of their last email exchanges, he recommended two management self-help books to her. The No [ __ ] Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't and Beyond Bullshit: Straight Talk at Work.”
“In one of their last email exchanges, he recommended two management self-help books to her. The No [ __ ] Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't and Beyond Bullshit: Straight Talk at Work.”