I Analysed The Pitch Deck Elizabeth Holmes Used To Raise $1.8 Billion and Scam The World.
<p>Fake it till you make it… to jail <em>(Sorry, I had to.)</em></p>
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<p><strong>*In 2007*</strong></p>
<p>Me: “Have you heard of Elizabeth Holmes?”</p>
<p><strong>Person: “Of course, she’s an inspiration! They call her the next Steve Jobs. I just saw her on the cover of Forbes.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>*In 2023*</strong></p>
<p>Me: “Have you heard of Elizabeth Holmes?”</p>
<p><strong>Person: “Yup, didn’t she scam the world of millions and go to jail? I just saw her trial on CNN.”</strong></p>
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<p>It’s ironic how a few years could transform a person’s image from<em> “an inspiration”</em> to <em>“a criminal.”</em></p>
<p>But that’s the job of the media. <strong>Do you know who doesn’t care about any image whatsoever?</strong> <strong><em>A pitch deck.</em></strong></p>
<p>A pitch deck tells a story at a particular time. Whether that turns out to be a false lying story or not doesn’t matter to the deck.</p>
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<p>I think I’m growing some sort of weird love for pitch decks. But I’m sure other people love things that are weirder.</p>
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<p>So I took my time to look at the pitch deck, the story Holmes was telling during her time at Theranos. Then I briefly analyzed it. So here it is!</p>
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