The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
By: John A. List
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A leading economist answers one of today’s trickiest questions: Why do some great ideas make it big…
Want to Read $ 9.99"We are reluctant to quit things because we want to avoid the resulting heartbreak. The pain of failure is magnified by the sunk costs: all the time and effort and emotion you have already invested."-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
"We are reluctant to quit things because we want to avoid the resulting heartbreak. The pain of failure is magnified by the sunk costs: all the time and effort and emotion you have already invested."-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
"Scaling a solution that saves or improves the lives of eight-year-olds instead of eighty-year-olds has a bigger cumulative impact over time and thus arguably calls for a larger slice of the budget."-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
"Scaling a solution that saves or improves the lives of eight-year-olds instead of eighty-year-olds has a bigger cumulative impact over time and thus arguably calls for a larger slice of the budget."-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
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Format: 768 pages, Hardcover
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19. The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
By: John A. List
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"When resources are limited, if you’re not getting the most out of every last dollar spent, the opportunity cost includes the additional impact your dollars could have had if allocated more effectively"-John A. List, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale
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21. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
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