{"id":12211,"date":"2019-02-04T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=12211"},"modified":"2019-02-04T13:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T13:18:02","slug":"video-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-silicon-valley-disrupter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/video-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-silicon-valley-disrupter\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: the rise and fall of a Silicon Valley disrupter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to start a company called Theranos, with the ultimate goal of driving down healthcare costs and making the industry consumer-driven. For a time, Theranos was worth more than Spotify or Uber; however, it is now on the verge of liquidation, with its investors having lost millions and Holmes facing criminal charges. 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