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As if convincing Cuban is a great feat - he was also convinced to have the Mavericks partner with Voyager, a cryptocurrency platform which is now bankrupt.
He made money on a terrible ponzi scheme, now he made money on something good to try to improve on his reputation (which is much harder, and probably he makes less money in the good thing).
Still, he's saving lives now, US healthcare is in terrible shape.
> When healthcare CEO Martin Shkreli increased the cost of his company’s antiparasitic drug by 5,455 percent (from $13.50 to $750 per pill) in 2015, many were outraged. But Oshmyansky acted, because that’s what he does. I guess Shkreli was good for something after all.
As if convincing Cuban is a great feat - he was also convinced to have the Mavericks partner with Voyager, a cryptocurrency platform which is now bankrupt.
The cryptocurrency platform may be bankrupt, but Mark isn't. He made money on a terrible ponzi scheme, now he made money on something good to try to improve on his reputation (which is much harder, and probably he makes less money in the good thing). Still, he's saving lives now, US healthcare is in terrible shape.
Dude has zero good will with me anymore, and this is a nice start on a better direction.
> When healthcare CEO Martin Shkreli increased the cost of his company’s antiparasitic drug by 5,455 percent (from $13.50 to $750 per pill) in 2015, many were outraged. But Oshmyansky acted, because that’s what he does. I guess Shkreli was good for something after all.
The big mistake Shkreli made was giving 100% discounts to people who weren't insured, but charging full price to insurance companies.
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The cryptocurrency platform may be bankrupt, but Mark isn't. He made money on a terrible ponzi scheme, now he made money on something good to try to improve on his reputation (which is much harder, and probably he makes less money in the good thing). Still, he's saving lives now, US healthcare is in terrible shape.
Much better press than his disaster case study of bad if not outright total-shit management of the Dallas Mavericks regarding employees misconduct and enabling it. Dude has zero good will with me anymore, and this is a nice start on a better direction.
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Much better press than his disaster case study of bad if not outright total-shit management of the Dallas Mavericks regarding employees misconduct and enabling it. Dude has zero good will with me anymore, and this is a nice start on a better direction.
As a general rule it’s pretty safe to assume that a billionaire is a greedy, selfish asshole. Otherwise they wouldn’t have got there. I really wish we would stop praising billionaires and looking at them for wisdom.
But what have you and I done even close to as significant as bringing down the price of subscription drugs?
> When healthcare CEO Martin Shkreli increased the cost of his company’s antiparasitic drug by 5,455 percent (from $13.50 to $750 per pill) in 2015, many were outraged. But Oshmyansky acted, because that’s what he does. I guess Shkreli was good for something after all.
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Lol... Good luck with that. The burden of proof for such things is overwhelming, and the lack of evidence in that area will hamper this case significantly.
The class action should have stuck to easier-to-prove mechanics behind this shit-show.