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Tech Guru Guy Kawasaki Plays Not My Job

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Thirty years ago, Guy Kawasaki went to work for a computer company that was trying to change the business with a product named after a fruit. Since helping launch the Macintosh computer, Kawasaki has been a venture capitalist, an author and a business consultant.

We've invited Kawasaki to answer three questions about L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology. Hubbard's story is told in a new book by Lawrence Wright, called Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief.

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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'

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'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

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Tesla Rides High, But Faces Formidable Foe: Car Dealers

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