The Dropout tells the story of the rise and fall of former Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire. She dropped out of Stanford to launch her company Theranos -- claiming her technology could detect hundreds of diseases from a drop or two of blood. If it worked, she would have changed healthcare forever. But today, Elizabeth Holmes is under criminal indictment. She pleaded not guilty, but is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud charges. So how did it all come crashing down? In exclusive interviews with former employees, investors and patients, and in and never-before-heard depositions from the people at the center of this story -- including Holmes herself -- you'll hear an unbelievable story of fame and ambition gone terribly wrong.
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The Dropout tells the story of the rise and fall of former Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire. She dropped out of Stanford to launch her company Theranos -- claiming her technology could detect hundreds of diseases from a drop or two of blood. If it worked, she would have changed healthcare forever. But today, Elizabeth Holmes is under criminal indictment. She pleaded not guilty, but is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud charges. So how did it all come crashing down? In exclusive interviews with former employees, investors and patients, and in and never-before-heard depositions from the people at the center of this story -- including Holmes herself -- you'll hear an unbelievable story of fame and ambition gone terribly wrong.

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The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes

Trailer: The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos

This is the testimony of Elizabeth Holmes going on the record in San Francisco California. It's 9 o'clock.

This is the story of the rise and fall of the world's youngest, self-made female billionaire.

Did it concern you that a number of tests weren't working on Theranos' devices?

Not so long ago, Stanford dropout turned CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a rising star in Silicon Valley.

These tests detect dozens of medical conditions based on only a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

She was on Charlie Rose, she did CBS this morning.

At 19 years old Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford.

No one has ever seen this year of the first one

Her company, Theranos was poised to change healthcare forever.

If she had made this work, she would have been the next Steve Jobs.

But today, Elizabeth Holmes is under criminal indictment. She pleaded not guilty, but she's facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. So how did it happen?

It's a story of greed and it's a story of incredible deception in the drop out.

We'll look at how Holmes initially won over everybody, from investors to politicians to the media. And we'll tell you how it all came crashing down through exclusive interviews and never before her depositions.

To your knowledge, did Miss Holmes know at the time she made those statements that Theranos could not do all those tests?

I'm Rebecca Jarvis. I've been covering business for more than a decade, from the housing collapse to the fall of Bear Stearns to the Bernie Madoff scandal. But no story comes close to the mystery and intrigue of Elizabeth Holmes.

You've got this really smart female ceo who's going to do a wonderful thing for the world. It is a great story. We all want that to work.

Subscribe to The Dropout, wherever you get your podcasts. Look out for our first episode on January 23.

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Please begin. This is the testimony of Elizabeth Holmes going on the record in San Francisco California. It's 9 o'clock. This is the story of the rise and fall of the world's youngest, self-made female billionaire. Did it concern you that a number of tests weren't working on Theranos' devices? That I know that we made mistakes. Not so long ago, Stanford dropout turned CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a rising star in Silicon Valley. These tests detect dozens of medical conditions based on only a few drops of blood from a finger prick. She was on Charlie Rose, she did CBS this morning. At 19 years old Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford. She did CNN, I mean on and on and on. No one has ever seen this year of the first one Wow. Her company, Theranos was poised to change healthcare forever. If she had made this work, she would have been the next Steve Jobs. But today, Elizabeth Holmes is under criminal indictment. She pleaded not guilty, but she's facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. So how did it happen? It's a story of greed and it's a story of incredible deception in the drop out. We'll look at how Holmes initially won over everybody, from investors to politicians to the media. And we'll tell you how it all came crashing down through exclusive interviews and never before her depositions. To your knowledge, did Miss Holmes know at the time she made those statements that Theranos could not do all those tests? Yeah, she knew. I'm Rebecca Jarvis. I've been covering business for more than a decade, from the housing collapse to the fall of Bear Stearns to the Bernie Madoff scandal. But no story comes close to the mystery and intrigue of Elizabeth Holmes. You've got this really smart female ceo who's going to do a wonderful thing for the world. It is a great story. We all want that to work. Subscribe to The Dropout, wherever you get your podcasts. Look out for our first episode on January 23.