# @michael-girdley on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=TryB3amV7d0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66152917-michael-girdley-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/faccb1d179.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-24T15:39:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michael Girdley (@michael-girdley) — https://gondola.cc/michael-girdley

## Caption

Theranos needed Walgreens to believe its machines worked. So Elizabeth Holmes used a fake document dressed up with Pfizer’s name to help sell the story.

This short breaks down how Theranos misled Walgreens, how that fraud helped fuel a $9 billion valuation, and the business lesson every operator should remember: trust, but validate.

#theranos #business #startup

## Stats

- **Views:** 26,580
- **Likes:** 681
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 44

## Tags

startup, theranos, business

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