
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?
A taut documentary investigation into ambition, deception, and the psychology of fraud at the heart of a Silicon Valley empire.
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
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Elizabeth Holmes
Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)

Alex Gibney
Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Dan Ariely
Self - Behavioral Economist

Roger Parloff
Self - Fortune
Ken Auletta
Self - The New Yorker
Erika Cheung
Self - Lab Associate
Cheryl Gafner
Self - Receptionist
Dave Philippides
Self - Engineer
Douglas Matje
Self - Biochemist
Ryan Wistort
Self - Research & Development
Tony Nugent
Self - Vice President, Product Development

Phyllis Gardner
Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
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