Could one credibly argue that Theranos is misunderstood and simply communicating terribly?<p>Silicon Valley is chastised for its perceived pettiness. Going after &quot;cat-picture&quot; class instead of deep technology problems. Theranos is trying to solve a hard technology problem. Most hard-tech founders I know carry the scars of their early jaunts with prejudice with them.<p>Do we have any evidence, not allegations, of criminally-illegal conduct? Or just fineable tsk tsk.<p>Theranos does itself no favors by raising the wall around its labs. But could the reason they&#x27;re doing this be more cultural and less because they just have nothing of value? It may not be $10bn of value. But something?