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by pbreit 3839 days ago
I hate the sentiment here in pretty much each of your paragraphs. I don't mind rapid disruption too much but Theranos is 10 years old so not sure where that comes in. College drop-outs: Gates, Jobs, Ellison, Zuckerberg, Branson, Dell, Ev, Kalanick, Koum. It's not uncommon for "outsiders" to be able to create breakthroughs that "insiders" never saw. You're completely missing what quick, cheap blood tests could enable. It could revolutionize all of medicine. Because grocery stores are convenient. Even if Theranos was proven effective? Take your head out of the sand.