Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

the hockey-stick forecast. It showed revenue stagnating for a few years and then magically shooting up in a straight line.

evangelizing was what successful startup founders did in Silicon Valley. You didn’t change the world by being cynical.

Elizabeth’s sudden fame wasn’t entirely her doing. Her emergence tapped into the public’s hunger to see a female entrepreneur break through in a technology world dominated by men.

Hyping your product to get funding while concealing your true progress and hoping that reality will eventually catch up to the hype continues to be tolerated in the tech industry.