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Scale
Scale
Science
Physicist Geoffrey West shows how power laws govern the lifespans of organisms, cities, and companies. Tobi Lütke and Stewart Brand both treat it as a foundational lens on growth and death.
Endorsed By
5 People-
Tobi Lütke
“Excellent book.”
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Stewart Brand
“This spectacular book on how logarithmic scaling governs everything is packed with news—from the self-similar dynamics of cells and ecosystems to exactly why companies always die and cities don't. I dog-eared and marked up damn near every page.”
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Vinod Khosla
“The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies...New insights that are enlightening and delightful.”
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Nassim Taleb
“Each human should learn to read and write, to count, and for those who know how to count, scalability.”
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Marc Benioff
“Geoffrey West's Scale is filled with brilliant insights. He illuminates the laws of nature underlying everything from tiny organisms and humans to cities and companies...”