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by factsarelolz 1298 days ago
> I don't think most people would recognize Elizabeth Holmes or Theranos.

I tend to agree. I've never spoke of theranos or EH with friends or more specifically my wife. The other day she brings it up...

"What do you know about Elizabeth Holmes? She just had a baby and is going to jail for 15 years"

The pregnancy / child / jail is what made my wife interested. I told her that I didn't have much information on the subject other than the company said they could do x, pulled in a ton of cash, and couldn't do x. She then proceeded to watch every documentary / book / article she could find on EH and Theranos.

It was the pregnancy topic that made my wife interested. Not the amount of money or fraud, pregnancy which is something she can relate to.