My Week: Vashi Dominguez of Diamond Manufacturers
04 May 2012 | by Rebecca Burn-Callander
Diamond entrepreneur Vashi Dominguez on keeping a low profile, breaking into a closed industry, and why investors should never touch diamonds.
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