In a fair world, Holmes would have to have been an absolutely <i>remarkable</i> 19 year old to get what she got. I mean, like Leonardo da Vinci level, once in a civilization type amazing.<p>It turns out she&#x27;s not a very remarkable person today, and wasn&#x27;t as a 19 year old college dropout either.<p>She&#x27;s always come across as a bit of an odd duck, even when the bubble hadn&#x27;t burst [1]. People (investors) likely read into her what they wanted and the myth of the genius who&#x27;s too smart for traditional paths provided a convenient framework to hang a cool story off of and allowed laziness to creep in. Her impressive personal connections were fuel.<p>One thing to watch and keep in mind as Theranos come unwound [2]<p>1 - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=UiNFXcI9Rb8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=UiNFXcI9Rb8</a><p>2 - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=hLTAFbKbC8w" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=hLTAFbKbC8w</a>