Blood Money
You know what they say about things that seem too good to be true, right? Yep, that thing probably IS too good to be true. Yet this age old wisdom didn’t save investors from throwing money at Elizabeth Holmes when she showed up on the tech start up scene with an astonishing claim: that she had developed technology that would allow her to run all sorts of blood tests from just one single drop of blood and that could revolutionize the healthcare world. Investors immediately swooned and Holmes walked away with so much money that Forbes recognized her as the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire in 2014. People were expecting big things from Theranos, but it all fell apart when it was revealed that the technology basically didn’t exist. How did Holmes go from hero to villain? Well, Holmes’ journey started when she had the idea for her company while studying at a famous American University. Find the university that Holmes studied at and search for it in the AADL catalog.
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Badge Series
Scamdal
Game
SummerGame2019
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Super Tricky
3 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
100
Comments
I think that the last clue…
I think that the last clue is wrong. The case is being brought in this state, but the charges are federal.
Thanks, I thought I had…
Thanks, I thought I had missed something
Search it anyway
Search it anyway
Good catch! I've updated the…
Good catch! I've updated the clue to be more accurate. Thanks for letting us know!
when reading the wiki page…
when reading the wiki page there was a state that filed suit against the company, however, it is not the state that you need to search for
I thought I found the answer…
I thought I found the answer to the second clue but can't find the code. Initials are GS?
yes
yes
You're correct! Take another…
You're correct! Take another look at the clue, this person's name IS your code. No need to search in the catalog.
and there are lots of ways…
and there are lots of ways to spell that last name - make sure you're using the right one (my first instinct was wrong)
Pretty simple three star…
Pretty simple three star badge! I enjoyed it as it was easier than some of the two star badges :)
i found the format…
i found the format disappointing since it was mostly entering things from the wikipedia article. but as i often tell my kids, different people like different things!
heres a free code; actually…
heres a free code; actually [removed by staff, not cool!]