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Loonshots

How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

Safi Bahcall

Loonshots is a fascinating read that explores the mysteries of group behavior and how it affects the success of companies, teams and even empires. Safi Bahcall, a physicist and entrepreneur, draws on the science of phase transitions to reveal why groups suddenly reject radical new ideas that were once embraced. Using intriguing examples and stories of geniuses, thieves, and reigns, Loonshots distills important insights and provides valuable lessons for visionaries, entrepreneurs, and creatives.
Publish Date
2019-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
2019-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.02
ISBN
9781250185969
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
A key to understanding why Silicon Valley culture is changing the world.      source
2021-01-27T01:50:40.000Z
@SafiBahcall Such a great book. I never read anything quite like it. And it is true to who you are. I disagree with some of it. Who cares? I even love the parts I want to argue with.      source
2020-04-27T18:22:20.000Z
@YuriyYarovoy of course. @SafiBahcall 's book is a classic      source