tim draper, an investor in thera nos joins me in san francisco. >> i take issue with that. we have a transformative company. taking two drops of blood and making 50 tests with it. it's the same blood as you pull out of your arm and they do 50 tests and whenever you have a transformative company, people come after it and say, something must be wrong. >> they are trying to make something wrong. >> you gave elizabeth holmes her first million dollars, you were neighbors or something. >> she was my daughter's best friend and said i'm dropping out of stanford and will change health care as we know it. i looked at her, do your parents know you're dropping out of stanford then went through the whole thij. well, here's your first million dollars, let's see what you can -- >> the vision is fantastic. it's also very difficult to do. >> to do? i've done it. >> it's very difficult. >> two drops of blood. >> saves you pints and pints of blood. >> if it works. >> it works. >> and what's happening with theranos most of the tests are not the thumb brick think, it's not billed -- >> you're o

also joining us from palo alto today, tim draper, founding partner.irst up as we look at a relatively calm day in the markets, we have to look at yahoo!. the internet business could be in a combination of microsoft and private equity firms. discussions are in the preliminary stage with microsoft potentially providing some backing. i also want to give you a little bit of news this morning, because i spoke with some folks familiar with the sales process at yahoo!. that was categorized as being in the militantiddle, of the first with first round bids not having come in yet. but according to the person familiar with the process, it is on schedule per the sales committee, and the level of interest, i'm told, is high. but, of course, anyone working with a company to try and drum up interest is going to say it is high. but certainly, that is going to be interesting to watch as investors say the sales process is not going quickly enough. but tim draper, i want to ask you about this microsoft news. is this 2007, 2008, all over again? >> well, no. i actually th

also joining us from palo alto today, tim draper,