Her name is elizabeth holmes. Similar to Jobs' experience, Holmes dropped out of Stanford University in the United States at the age of 19, and became famous with a product.
But the difference is that Jobs' iPhone is genuine "hard goods", while the "female version of Jobs" is a complete scam.
In 2003, Holmes founded Theranos, whose main business is blood testing. As we all know, with the current medical means, we have to take blood tests, which is not only expensive, but also needs to prick our fingers and draw a large tube of blood, which makes many people often flinch.
As soon as Theranos was established, it was announced that they had developed the "Edison" blood testing instrument. With only one drop of blood, more than 200 test reports including cancer and high cholesterol can be obtained within 4 hours, which is much cheaper than conventional blood testing. The slogan is "A drop of water changes everything".
This slogan not only touched many patients, but also successfully won the platform including former US Secretary of State george shultz and Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of Defense William Perry, media tycoon Murdoch and Oracle Bone Inscriptions founder Larry Ellision. It has also successfully reached a cooperation with walgreen, the largest chain pharmacy in the United States, and large and small medical institutions have come to the door. Holmes and Theranos became celebrities and star companies in Silicon Valley.
However, lies will be exposed one day. In 20 15, the wall street journal reported the resignation of employees of Theranos company, saying that the "Edison" blood testing instrument, which had been blown to the sky, was put on the market after only a few tests, but in fact it could not be tested more than 240 times, only 15. Most other tests are only carried out on third-party blood test equipment, and many technologies are still immature, resulting in thousands of patients.
Then, it was Sherlock Holmes who caused the investigation of the US Food and Drug Administration. 20 16, the blood test license of Silanos company was revoked. Forbes' valuation of Holmes' worth also dropped from $4.5 billion, or about RMB 29 billion, to zero.
On September 8 this year, 37-year-old Holmes was charged with 12 counts of fraud. Once established, he will face up to 20 years in prison. Now it seems that there is only one Jobs, and the "female version of Jobs" has not yet appeared.