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Loonshots

By Safi Bahcall

How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries. St. Martin’s Press, 2019.

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14 Key insights

A brief summary of Loonshots

A collection of priceless information explaining the transformative influence of crazy ideas that facilitate different breakthroughs in science and tech, and how to cultivate them to improve global development and welfare.

Key insights in Loonshots

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What do you get from this book? Discover the amazing benefits of loonshots
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Effective structure helps advance creativity and innovation—create an environment that nurtures free thinking
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Loonshots not only win wars, but can also help promote business and improve lives
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Adopt the Bush-Vail rules to scale your business and overcome challenges
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To transform your industry, learn to nurture and balance loonshots and franchises expertly
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An enabling structure, not the culture, propelled Western dominance in science and tech
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Your invention needs the consumer to survive; look for ways to enhance your product’s affordability
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Don’t be distracted by loonshots—shoot straight in business, and watch your blindside
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Loonshots are fragile—hold firm, beware of false fails, and deliver the groundbreaking difference
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Nurture innovation: don’t ignore or discourage what might become a groundbreaking success
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Leave nothing to chance and capitalize on your loonshot ideas—they live in you
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Loonshots

Researchers • entrepreneurs • military personnel • employees • investors • venture capitalists

About the author of Loonshots

A son of two astrophysicists who took on a similar career path to that of his parents, Safi Bahcall is a biotechnology entrepreneur and physicist. He cofounded a company to develop new drugs for cancer—and was named Ernst & Young Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the year in 2008.

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