I read earlier that article at the LA Business Journal linked above, and it makes a pretty apt comparison with Theranos, which I've been fascinated about for the past several weeks. How did it get to this point in the first place? These two are based on cult of personalities, and these two CEOs are behaving in very similar ways when confronted with criticism.
By the way, I've known this site and forums for some time now, but got here from the rather credulous latest Tech Crunch article, which btw, links this thread as "blind cynicism", making the good old skeptic/cynic fallacy and pulling the "I'm the real open minded skeptic" schtick at the same time.
The curious thing is that Theranos has been reported neutrally (which is not really as critical as some of us would like, but it's not too bad either) by Tech Crunch. I guess this time they're getting the scoop directly from the company, so something's gotta give. Reminds me of all the credulous reporting from tech sites who were given access to the Healbe Gobe, including big names like Engadget.