Bad Blood

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In court testimony years later: Theranos, Inc. and Elizabeth Holmes v. Fuisz
Pharma LLC, Richard C. Fuisz and Joseph M. Fuisz, No. 5:11-cv-05236-PSG,
U.S. District Court in San Jose, trial transcript, March 13, 2014, 122–23.


To raise the money she needed: Sheelah Kolhatkar and Caroline Chen, “Can
Elizabeth Holmes Save Her Unicorn?” Bloomberg Businessweek, December
10, 2015.


The Draper name carried: Danielle Sacks, “Can VCs Be Bred? Meet the New
Generation in Silicon Valley’s Draper Dynasty,” Fast Company, June 14, 2012.


In a twenty-six-page document: Theranos Inc. confidential summary dated
December 2004.


One morning in July 2004: John Carreyrou, “At Theranos, Many Strategies and
Snags,” Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2015.


MedVenture Associates wasn’t the only venture capital firm: VC Experts report on
Theranos Inc.


In addition to Draper and Palmieri: “Theranos: A Presentation for Investors,” June
1, 2006.


Their little enterprise: “Stopping Bad Reactions,” Red Herring, December 26,
2005.


The email ended with: Email with the subject line “Happy Happy Holidays” sent by
Elizabeth Holmes to Theranos employees at 9:57 a.m. PST on December 25,
2005.



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Having already blown through: VC Experts report on Theranos Inc., created on
December 28, 2015.


Ed had noticed a quote: Rachel Barron, “Drug Diva,” Red Herring, December 15,
2006.


Lucas and Ellison had both invested: “Theranos: A Presentation for Investors,”
June 1, 2006.


In Oracle’s early years: Mike Wilson, The Difference Between God and Larry
Ellison (New York: William Morrow, 1997), 94–103.


On their return to California: Email with the subject line “Congratulations” sent by
Elizabeth Holmes to Theranos employees at 11:35 a.m. PST on August 8,
2007.


Theranos filed its fourteen-page complaint: Theranos Inc. v. Avidnostics Inc., No.
1-07-cv-093-047, California Superior Court in Santa Clara, complaint filed on

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