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All she wanted was a drop of blood to transform the world and to democratize individual health care. MindVoyz captures the sensational rise of her stardom and fame and how Elizabeth Holmes went from the world's youngest woman self made billionaire to being incarcerated for mail fraud for 11.25 years.

Elizabeth Holmes was born in 1984 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of a congressional staffer and a regional president of DuPont. She grew up in Houston and attended Stanford University, where she founded Theranos, a company that promised to revolutionize blood testing with its innovative technology. Holmes became one of America's youngest self-made billionaires, but her empire crumbled after it was revealed that the company's technology was faulty and that she had lied to investors, employees, and patients. In March 2020, Holmes was found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This is the story of how it all went wrong.

Today, machines such as centrifuges and spectrophotometers are used to analyze blood samples. Centrifuges can be used to separate plasma from red blood cells in a sample of blood. Spectrophotometers measure the amount of hemoglobin present in a sample by analyzing its absorbance of different wavelengths of light. These tools provide precise and accurate analysis, allowing medical professionals to diagnose conditions, determine blood type and more quickly than traditional methods. Additionally, machine learning algorithms have been developed which use data from numerous blood tests to identify patterns that can help detect diseases earlier or allow for personalized treatment plans for those with chronic illnesses. By using machine analytics for blood testing, healthcare providers are able to reduce costs and improve patient care outcomes.

Holmes was an ambitious teenager when she founded Theranos in 2003. She quickly caught the attention of prominent investors, raising over $700 million in venture capital despite having no prior experience with blood testing or medical devices. She also charmed celebrities and politicians such as George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, who lent their names to her company's board of directors.

Elizabeth Holmes' rise to fame was meteoric. She quickly developed a reputation as a brilliant entrepreneur and inventor and when her revolutionary blood testing technology began gaining traction, it wasn't long before she had the attention of some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Celebrity endorsements played an integral part in the success of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. In the short span of a decade, she had risen from a college dropout to become the youngest self-made female billionaire in history, helming Theranos, a startup that promised revolutionizing blood testing technology with its revolutionary nanotainers. She was lauded by prominent politicians and famous investors, such as Rupert Murdoch and Bill Clinton who extolled her vision for the future of healthcare.

Ramesh Balwani was a Silicon Valley veteran who made his fortune in the software industry. He had been involved in various successful companies, including Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft. In 2003, he met Elizabeth Holmes at Stanford University. She had just founded her startup - Theranos - with the goal of revolutionizing healthcare through her revolutionary blood testing technology.

Enamored by Holmes’ passion and vision for disrupting the
healthcare space, Balwani decided to invest in Theranos and became the
company’s first president. Under his leadership, Theranos raised millions of
dollars from investors and grew exponentially over the next decade; its
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