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Also Theranos was do-or-die and we know how it ended.

• infecto 7mo ago
  I fail to see what that has to do with this?
  • sobkas 7mo ago
    Just because something is in do-or-die situation doesn't mean that they have some kind of magical advantage over fat cat. Being in that situation means there is very real possibility of doing "die" part and we have lots of examples of them doing so.
    • gkbrk 7mo ago
      Theranos didn't get out-competed by the fat cat. They defrauded their investors, got caught, the founder went to jail and the company died.
    • infecto 7mo ago
      But what does a fraudulent company have to do with a company that’s generating a run rate of $14b?
      • viking123 7mo ago
        I mean Amodei is basically slightly higher than a fraudster.
        • infecto 7mo ago
          Oh please, less hyperbole.
          • viking123 7mo ago
            The guy was hawking the doubling of human lifespan at some elderly potential investors... I really wonder why he decided to raise that point in that particular situation? Kind of going straight to our deepest fears.
• postflopclarity 7mo ago
  very different; not a relevant comparison