Today, Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own defense in a trial for criminal charges stemming from the collapse of the company she infamously founded, Theranos. The startup claiming to revolutionize the medical industry, and at one point valued at $9 billion, went down in a blaze of allegations of fraud as one of the worst disasters in Silicon Valley history. What went wrong?

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• U.S. v. Elizabeth Holmes, et al.
• SEC Press Release: Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive Fraud

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Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez

Intro music by Elliot Middleton