PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Cover PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05: Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

還記得被封「女版賈伯斯」的伊莉莎白.霍姆斯(Elizabeth Holmes)嗎?改編真實案件的《新創大騙局》(The Dropout)上線Disney+,並由知名女星亞曼達賽芙瑞(Amanda Seyfried)飾演伊莉莎白.霍姆斯。霍姆斯才貌雙全,創業「Theranos」原先渴望為一項顛覆性醫療技術的創舉,最終為一場自欺欺人的騙局。這樁知名案件也搬上螢幕改編成影集《新創大騙局》(The Dropout),其中為了名氣與金錢鋌而走險的作法,兼具警世作用。

Disney+迷你影集《新創大騙局》(The Dropout)改編有「女版賈伯斯」之稱的伊莉莎白.霍姆斯(Elizabeth Holmes)一樁矽谷最知名的新創詐欺案,伊莉莎白.霍姆斯(Elizabeth Holmes)才貌雙全,曾有「矽谷女神」之稱,在影集《新創大騙局》中由知名女星亞曼達賽芙瑞(Amanda Seyfried)飾演。伊莉莎白.霍姆斯(Elizabeth Holmes)19歲就從史丹佛大學輟學,在矽谷創立了血液檢測公司「Theranos」,稱只需要幾滴血,就可做200多種檢測,包含血糖檢驗,再到癌症等疾病篩檢都能輕鬆完成,

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公司市值高達90億美元

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Above PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05: Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

這項顛覆血液檢測、翻轉醫療產業的醫界奇蹟,為霍姆斯帶來外界投資鉅款,到了2015年公司一度市值90億美元(約新台幣2509億),霍姆斯曾被《富比士》稱為全球最年輕的白手起家女富豪,登上《時代》2015年百大影響力人物榜。

董事會還有政界大佬!

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Above PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05: Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 05:  Elizabeth Holmes, Founder & CEO of Theranos speaks at Forbes Under 30 Summit at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

霍姆斯公司的董事會更是名流聚集,美國前國務卿季辛吉(Henry Kissinger)、前國防部長馬提斯(James Mattis)也都加入董事會。Theranos更與美國最大連鎖藥局沃爾格林(Walgreens)、世界最知名醫療機構之一的克利夫蘭醫學中心(Cleveland Clinic)等建立合作夥伴關係。僅在10年內,霍姆斯就成為矽谷第一個身價數十億美元的女性科技創業家。她在公眾面前露面時,總是穿著如同賈伯斯穿的黑色高領上衣,被稱為「女版賈伯斯」,成為爭相報導的媒體寵兒。

記者揭露

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21:  Theranos founder and inventor Elizabeth Holmes attends the 2015 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Above NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Theranos founder and inventor Elizabeth Holmes attends the 2015 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21:  Theranos founder and inventor Elizabeth Holmes attends the 2015 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

不過,2015年《華爾街日報》一篇報導揭發 Theranos 公司真相與技術瑕疵,更揭發霍姆斯的犯罪,公司不僅跨大自家機器的檢測效用,多項檢驗數據並非真實使用自家機器來測定,還有檢測數據不準確、要求員工噤口作假...等。記者約翰凱瑞魯(John Carreyrou)曾兩度獲得普立茲獎,他更將調查出版成《惡血》一書出版。

霍姆斯一開始仍不願認錯,她上節目表示:「這就是一個想要改變世界的人會遭遇的事情。他們先是說你瘋了,然後開始打擊你,而你最後卻改變了世界。」直到公司解散,霍姆斯更面臨多項罪名指控。

霍姆斯罪名成立

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SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 3: Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes (C) and her mother Noel Holmes leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors.  (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)
Above SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 3: Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes (C) and her mother Noel Holmes leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors. (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 3: Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes (C) and her mother Noel Holmes leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors.  (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)

今年1月霍姆斯被裁定有罪,她共遭起訴 11 項罪名,其中4項共謀詐欺投資人的罪名成立,而這樁刑事詐欺案在 11 月 18 日 宣判,38 歲霍姆斯遭判刑 11 年又 3 個月。

《新創大騙局》可在Disney+收看

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The Dropout -- Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. Hulu’s limited series “The Dropout,” the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), shown. (Photo by: Beth Dubber/Hulu)
Above Photo by: Beth Dubber/Hulu
The Dropout -- Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. Hulu’s limited series “The Dropout,” the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), shown. (Photo by: Beth Dubber/Hulu)
Above 「女版賈伯斯」詐欺案改編成影集《新創大騙局》

「女版賈伯斯」詐欺案改編成影集《新創大騙局》,節目統籌找來了《俏妞報導》(New Girl)的伊莉莎白梅威瑟(Elizabeth Meriwether),卡司除了亞曼達賽芙瑞飾演伊麗莎白福爾摩斯外,還有凱特柏頓(Kate Burton)、麗莎蓋漢米爾頓(Lisa Gay Hamilton)、奈文安德魯斯(Naveen Andrews)等,一共推出8集,日前也在 Disney+ 上熱映。

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