Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

Tim was a yes-man who never leveled with Elizabeth about what was feasible and what wasn’t. For instance, he’d contradicted Justin and assured her they could write the Edison software’s user interface faster in Flash than in JavaScript. The very next morning, Justin had spotted a Learn Flash book on his desk.

Like her idol Steve Jobs, she emitted a reality distortion field that forced people to momentarily suspend disbelief.