The bald truth about Pure Storage's boss

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CEO Scott Dietzen shaves head after losing bet that his firm could not double in size sequentially

Pure Storage boss Scott Dietzen has been left with no hair after his company managed to double in size sequentially, meaning he lost a bet with staff. Dietzen and Pure president Dave Hatfield be...

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