Theranos
Infamous blood-testing company compared to impact funds
Episodes
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#5288: Slideware, Vaporware, and the Founders Who Never Built AnythingBuilder.ai raised $450M with AI that was mostly humans. Here's how pitch decks became the product. -
#3838: Startups That Got Rich Before Getting CoherentWhen massive funding rounds mask a complete absence of product-market fit — and the employees who pay the price. -
#2050: Is Impact Investing Just a Cult?We explore the structural parallels between high-control groups and the ESG industry, from loaded language to isolation tactics. -
#1905: How VCs Verify AI Startups Without Stealing CodeFrom the "No-NDA Paradox" to AWS bill forensics, here’s how investors separate real AI from Raspberry Pis in fancy cases. -
#1883: From Juicero to Yik Yak: Startup GraveyardWe revisit 10 failed startups, from a $700 Wi-Fi juicer to an anonymous social app that turned toxic.