While I agree with the essence of your comment, there is no need (and no justification) to draw attention to Theranos&#x27;s founder&#x27;s looks. Investors are often swayed to invest unbelievable amounts of money in various convincing charmers (and Holmes is definitely impressive in that way) who sell them a dream -- see Shai Agassi at Better Place[1] and others. I see no reason to believe that Holmes&#x27;s blonde hair and blue eyes played any role here, at least not any more than Agassi&#x27;s square jaw. As I don&#x27;t recall Agassi&#x27;s jaw being mentioned as a contributing factor in the exorbitant investments he received, mentioning it in Holmes&#x27;s case feels a little off.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fastcompany.com&#x2F;3028159&#x2F;a-broken-place-better-place" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fastcompany.com&#x2F;3028159&#x2F;a-broken-place-better-pla...</a>