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Steven Pinker, Author of Bill Gates's Favorite Book, Says Entrepreneurs Should Trust Stats, Not Their Intuition
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Steven Pinker, Author of Bill Gates's Favorite Book, Says Entrepreneurs Should Trust Stats, Not Their Intuition

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California's Minimum Wage Hike Puts Business Community at Risk

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Sustainable Capitalism Is the Next Big Thing in Investing

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