The formation of a parallel engineering team at Theranos had several implications. Firstly, it created a competitive environment, as the two teams were made to compete with each other. This could potentially speed up the development process. However, it could also lead to a lack of communication and collaboration, which are crucial in a team-based project. Secondly, it could have caused confusion and tension among the team members, as the new engineers did not report to the existing team leader. Lastly, it could have led to an increase in workload and stress, as the teams were expected to work twenty hours a day, seven days a week.

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As months went by, Elizabeth grew frustrated with the slow pace and wanted to run the engineering teams twenty hours and seven days a week. Ed felt this would overburden his already stressed team and refused to comply. Over the next few months, he saw new engineers being hired who did not report to him. A parallel engineering team was being formed to make both teams compete with each other.

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Bad Blood

Learn why and how a $9 billion dollar company vanished in a few weeks. The story of Theranos is the Silicon Valley equivalent of the Enron scandal rep...

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