What statistic about entrepreneurship and ADHD is mentioned in the excerpt?

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The biggest myth about ADHD?

17 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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James Laughlin argues that ADHD isn't a lower-level employee problem. People with ADHD are 300% more likely to be entrepreneurs, and many leaders and CEOs have it. The most driven project managers might be the ones messaging you at 11pm.

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The speaker states that research found people with ADHD are about 300% more likely to be entrepreneurs.

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I think the biggest myth is that people think that the people who have ADHD are always employees in lower level positions. But often it's the CEO or the management or the team leader who actually has ADHD. The research would end, I think it was like 300% more likely to be an entrepreneur if you have ADHD. Sometimes the person leading the charge and being the most determined to make the project happen and contacting you at 11 o' clock at night about it, that is sometimes the person with ADHD.