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Why You Probably Shouldn't Listen to People Like Elon Musk – But Not for the Reason You Might Think

A little Elon Musk, a lot of survivorship bias, plenty of research and the perils of blindly adopting strategies and tactics that don't apply to your business.

By JEFF HADEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.COM, @jeff_haden


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