Elizabeth Holmes Defends Theranos Amid Media Scrutiny At Fortune's Global Forum | Fortune

The CEO sits down with Fortune's Alan Murray to discuss setbacks the company has had concerning its blood tests.

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[AaronEMorales]

*Takes a freshman level course in chemical engineering and drops out*
“I’m an engineer”

[AxlWRose-skln]

If you can’t convince them, confuse them.

[nicolehuber]

How do people say, she is charismatic? She seems so creepy to me...

[adampryor]

She is a perfect example of someone who can talk a lot without saying a damn thing

[itsbunessa]

Her way of speaking is like trying desperately to reach the page limit on an essay

[cheechalker]

Listen - she had a lot on her plate
She had to figure out not only how to make all of Theranos’ claims true, she also had to remember to speak in a low voice
All day long
It’s not easy being that crazy

[sisi]

I am proud that he still can remember his original question after all that long distracting meaningless answer. That is hardest thing to do when you talk to paychopath liers

[yolandaponkers]

Doctors were literally saying that her claims were scientifically impossible because you couldn’t run hundreds of tests on a single drop of blood, yet companies were promoting her and publications were putting her on their covers. It’s pretty indicative of our anti-science issue, as well as believing what you want to hear over the facts.

[hulaGUNZ]

Teacher: "Elizabeth, what's the sum of 2 + 2?"
Elizabeth : "What we are trying to do is reach a conclusion that can be put out into the public domain that gives the individual the right to chose the correct answer. I think that our proposed agenda incorporates a multitude of complex features that will create a positive experience for each user, that will undoubtedly leave them with the confidence that they will be able to make an informed choice."

[carlrosa]

Interviewer: "Elizabeth, do you enjoy chewing gum?"
Elizabeth: "Gum a is a soft, cohesive substance designed in order to be chewed without being swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners, softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or powdered polyol coating. Its texture is reminiscent of rubber because of the physical-chemical properties of its polymer, plasticizer, and resin components, which contribute to its elastic-plastic, sticky, chewy characteristics."

[gohstdog]

Her B.S. response method:
Q. "Are you hungry?"
A. " some of the brightest minds and phenomenal people are not hungry because they've looked towards food ."

[saxofon]

At 1:16 she says, “I’m an engineer” NO she is NOT. All she has is a high school diploma. It is difficult to become a real engineer. We go to college and do not drop out and then we work with integrity to make our profession a respectable one and earn our wages with truthfulness while solving problems to try and make the world a better place.

[terencedoherty]

She is like a politician: she never answers the questions asked. It's like she wasn't even listening.

[ollie]

There is something unreal and unnatural about her, it's like watching a very humanlike looking robot try to act like a human, this is the vibe I get.

[Richard.Hybels]

She lied within two minutes by saying “I’m an engineer.” As everybody knows she dropped out of Stanford after less than a year.

[gregwebb]

It is stunning to me that this charade went as far as it did. It goes beyond the deception of Holmes and Bulwani. It’s a case study in manipulation, greed, pride, and self-delusion in a lot of people.

[merlelybird]

What I take away from all of this is....Dont start a business based on science if youre not a scientist.

[keviyietuoliekennethsote]

She dropout of college after 2nd semester and she called herself an Engineer...oof

[oldman]

She couldn't fool a middle school chemistry teacher but she raised 9 billion..
😂😂

[mike]

What's mindblowing is that her company had 700 employees at one point? WTF were they all doing when she was masterminding this huge scam?!