A batch of the best highlights from what Lukas's read, .
A crucial aspect of the scaling of companies is that many of their key metrics scale sublinearly like organisms rather than superlinearly like cities. This suggests that companies are more like organisms than cities and are dominated by a version of economies of scale rather than by increasing returns and innovation.
Scale
Geoffrey West
It was normal for us to have a steady stream of house and dinner guests, people working with us or passing through town on some business or another who needed a place to stay. Hotel prices are prohibitive and, for some people weary of life on the road, just plain unwanted. Sheltering travelers is a practice as old as the human race, as necessary today as it’s been throughout history.
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much
Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock
You can experiment with new models that use your brand, while your existing business still makes enough money to subsidize the experiment.
Leading Digital
George Westerman, Didier Bonnet, and Andrew McAfee