David Streitfeld. The New York Times; The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
In Silicon Valley’s world of make-believe, the philosophy of “fake it until you make it” finally gets its comeuppance
"Whenever anyone — a regulator, an investor, a reporter — wanted to know a little more about exactly how the Theranos machines functioned, the company cried “trade secrets.” The real secret, of course, was that Theranos didn’t have any trade secrets because its machines didn’t work. But her answer worked for a long time."