Boom

In Boom, Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber examine the reasons behind the current era of technological stagnation.

They argue that financial bubbles, often seen as destructive, have historically been the engine of significant breakthroughs.

Through case studies of the Manhattan Project, the Apollo program, fracking, and Bitcoin, the authors illustrate how small groups with unified visions, vast funding, and poor accountability can drive transformative progress.

The book integrates insights from economics, philosophy, and history to provide a blueprint for accelerating innovation by decreasing collective risk aversion and organizing high-agency individuals around transcendent missions.