That is one of the reasons why venture capitalists not even affiliated to Theranos had suspiciously optimistic responses to the initial allegations last year:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;joshelman&#x2F;status&#x2F;655033793414238208" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;joshelman&#x2F;status&#x2F;655033793414238208</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;williamalden&#x2F;status&#x2F;658705178523258880" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;williamalden&#x2F;status&#x2F;658705178523258880</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;21&#x2F;in-defense-of-theranos&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;21&#x2F;in-defense-of-theranos&#x2F;</a> (Thanks to Analemma_ above for reminding me of this)<p>The Theranos saga is incidentally one of the reasons I wrote the &quot;You Can&#x27;t Criticize Startups&quot; rant on Monday. (to be fair, <i>ignoring federal regulations</i> is a different scope than mere criticism.)