[clearf]

An interesting side note about this story is the homogeneity and lack of relevant background among Theranos's board of directors. All the outside directors were white, prestigious (former generals, senators, cabinet secretaries, etc) and relatively old. Research shows that homogenous groups are less likely to challenge each other.

My coauthor and I wrote about this in our book Meltdown (Published by Penguin Press in in March). We drew on Carreyrou's excellent reporting and some pretty interesting research about how team diversity affects decision making.

[kumarvvr]

> Lack of relevant background among Theranos' board of directors

Yeah, it's pretty clear that it was by design.

Moreover, Holmes seems to have known the impossibility of her claims, or perhaps, was over confident initially about the possibilities of technology and later came to the realization that current technology cannot fulfill her vision.

At that point, she should have come clean, but chose to continue the charades.