Book Reviews & Articles

"Reading is the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding." Bill Gates in an interview with the New York Times in 2016

Everyone in a leadership position knows that gaining knowledge, remaining curious and being challenged are good and even essential ways to keep on top of things.

We all have our reading lists, but too often it’s hard to find time to get started with them. So we’ll provide a regular review by Ophicleide, one of our associates, to tempt us to read the actual book! And we are more than happy to accept reviews from others. Do please contact us if you have one to present.

December

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Sunday, 1 December 2019

In a book that is both gripping and alarming, John Carreyrou of the Wall Street Journal tracks the meteoric rise and fall of Theranos, a start-up that claimed to revolutionize health care. Its lessons should be learned by everyone in business, law and politics. If it were a conventional thriller, the reader would guess the outcome within the first few pages. But this is no work of fiction.

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup