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The speaker is saying that dyslexia appears unusually common among successful entrepreneurs. He also suggests that this is not widely known. The quote frames the idea as a surprising fact rather than a fully explained theory.
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About Malcolm Gladwell
British-Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker
Malcolm Gladwell is a British-Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996, and he is known for books that bring ideas from social science, business, and culture to a wide general audience. He has published eight books. He also hosts the podcast Revisionist History and co-founded Pushkin Industries, a podcast company. His work often looks at why people and institutions think and behave as they do.
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