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Scale

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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.

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Tobi Lütke

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“Excellent book.”

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Stewart Brand

amazon.com · Scale Universal

“This spectacular book on how logarithmic scaling governs everything is packed with news...”

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Vinod Khosla

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“The physics behind biology, cities, economics and companies... New insights that are enlightening and delightful.”

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Nassim Taleb

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“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

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“Geoffrey West's Scale is filled with brilliant insights.”

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