How has she escaped being fired yet?
She owns > 50% of the company.
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#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't that exactly what happened with the Powa article that was on HN in March?
I'm not sure if this is the thread you were thinking about, but I don't see much about the appearance of the founder; rather it is all rightfully focused on his miserable failings and running his company into the ground: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11327341
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#133I can't help but notice that Ms Holmes is now wearing a hair loose and a shirt. Having only ever seen her with hair tied and black turtle necks, I'm wondering if this is an attempt at softening her image in the midst of a deluge of bad publicity. Not an ad hominem or personal attack, purely curiosity.
I hope similar attention is paid to men's wardrobe choices next time a corporate scandal article involving a male CEO is posted to HN.
Unfortunately liberalism as a movement is not at all consistent. One would think that the liberals posters on HN would downvote that grandparent to hell and voice support for your post. But they don't, because Holmes is not supported by liberals for other reasons: she is White, blonde, comes from old White money, and tried to portray herself as workaholic nerd. So it's a free for all for sexism against her. But what do I know, I'm just an uniformed nerd who hasn't read up on intersectionality.
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#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense. The polo + khaki uniform of SV tech is an exception, but still pretty constrained compared to the options that exist for women.
> In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense. You haven't been anywhere near any sort of technology company in Seattle in the past 10 years, have you?
Yeah. the only people wearing suits are people from out of town who want something from your company.
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#135I've been calling this for ages since I saw Elizabeth Holmes speak at the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders seminar at Stanford 5 or 6 years ago. Huge vision, entitled dismissal of incumbents, and a story that is just a little bit too perfect. Following your dreams is cool, but only when they aren't delusions.
The first time I saw her interviewed, 2-3 years ago, I knew it also. The incredibly unclear, defensive and meandering answers to incredibly simple questions, the strange confrontational body posture, the paper-thin hints at more business partnerships and customers than they could actually talk about...once I started learning about the makeup of the board and some bio friends of mine explained the non-homogeneous chem…
The reality distortion field is not always a good place to be.
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hope similar attention is paid to men's wardrobe choices next time a corporate scandal article involving a male CEO is posted to HN.
In most businesses if a man wears anything except a suit and tie it is a topic of serious consideration, and possibly a firing offense. The polo + khaki uniform of SV tech is an exception, but still pretty constrained compared to the options that exist for women.
> The polo + khaki uniform of SV tech
Are we on the same planet?
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#137I have to wonder why the board of directors didn't, you know, direct. In an ideal world this would damage their reputation as directors with future companies. But not today.
Have you seen who's on their board? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos#Governance It's almost as if they intentionally stacked it with senators, govenrnment, and military guys. This is not a typical board, especially for a medical company.
I read an incredibly thoughtful and insightful comment the other day arguing persuasively that the whole enterprise of Theranos was created with the singular mission of glomming onto government for fat contracts, and that's why the board looks the way it does. That they were riding the illusion of a working product hoping to become entrenched.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
Experienced investors aren't going to invest much if the science isn't on a good foundation. Even if they would, that's a pretty expensive way to fund research: it's cheaper to fund it by grants or through revenue.
And were these experienced investors? :)
I am under the impression that they were experienced in IT but inexperienced in biomedical investments.
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Time, skill required and volume are all in favor of the finger prick method. And some people absolutely freak out about needles but would be ok with a finger prick.
All of what you say are true - phlebotomy requires actual skill (try getting blood drawn by a trainee!) But... I grew up absolutely fearing and hating the finger prick thing the pediatrician would use. I remember getting all sorts of other scrapes and cuts that bled and wondering why they hurt so much less than that thing. From a practical perspective, if I knew a test involved that (rather than an arm draw), I'd del…
Flip side of that is a friend of mine who we could make pass out by having a conversation about needles. I would go for the finger, personally, but the least painful/anxiety inducing method would probably be the best choice.
I don't know what they're screening for, exactly, but there are people who live remote without immediate access to medical care. If they could do this prior to an office visit that may help. It opens possibilities that aren't already, and that's just in the context of the US. Think aid workers around the world, that would have to be easier than maintaining needle hygiene.
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#140Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't that exactly what happened with the Powa article that was on HN in March?
I'm not sure if this is the thread you were thinking about, but I don't see much about the appearance of the founder; rather it is all rightfully focused on his miserable failings and running his company into the ground: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11327341
I believe him dressing up like Ziggy Stardust was discussed. I believe he'd also had a fashion gaff (cartoon character shirt or tie or something like that) in an IPO announcement for a different company that was discussed either in the comments or the article.