From what I know, extreme compartmentalization of information, to the extent it seriously harmed whatever chances there might have been to pivot to some kind of realistic product.
And then an extremely tight circle of people she knew she could manipulate. Liars hate people that see through their lies and get rid of them as soon as possible or otherwise try to ruin them.
Oh yeah, I have no doubt there was a lot of knowledge compartmentalization and to many/most employees that seemed like normal practice in an IP sensitive industry. Just wondering how she dealt with the people that started to be mildly pessimistic or suspicious
I know she fired and/or discredited a few people including an intern who's father was on the board of directors. Otherwise the compartmentalization did not allow everyone to see the full extent of the lie. Others were just too incentivized to go along with it.
And then an extremely tight circle of people she knew she could manipulate. Liars hate people that see through their lies and get rid of them as soon as possible or otherwise try to ruin them.