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Have you seen 'The Dropout'? How today's 'Cinderella' from Silicon Valley lives
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Have you seen 'The Dropout'? How today's 'Cinderella' from Silicon Valley lives

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • "Faliranka" (The Dropout), a biographical series about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is considered one of the best of recent years.
  • The series, airing on TV Slovenija, details Holmes's journey from Stanford dropout to a figurehead of a massive business fraud.
  • Holmes is currently serving time in prison, where she leads workshops on resume writing and job interview preparation for other inmates.

The biographical series "Faliranka" (The Dropout), currently airing on TV Slovenija, is being hailed as one of the finest biographical dramas of recent years. The eight-part miniseries chronicles the astonishing true story of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, a company that became synonymous with one of the century's most significant business deceptions. Holmes, who dropped out of Stanford University in 2003, founded Theranos with the promise of a revolutionary device capable of performing hundreds of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Her compelling vision and charismatic leadership captivated investors, politicians, and business leaders, drawing in even the most seasoned figures. In 2022, the story that dominated headlines is now presented in a dramatic format. The series explores how a 19-year-old student managed to convince major investors, politicians, and businessmen that she had invented a technology that would permanently alter the medical field. Following her conviction, Holmes is now serving her sentence in prison. There, she is actively involved in leading workshops focused on resume writing and job interview preparation. Her efforts extend to assisting fellow inmates in their transition back into life after release.

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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.