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by verulito 2920 days ago
Those kinds of business plans were typical of that era and venture capitalists were accustomed to investing in lofty dreams. Naturally, it didn't pan out most of the time and they've gotten smarter. Theranos managed to outlive most of their peers, it seems by turning to deception instead. From my reading, it seems that the failures are old but the crimes are recent.