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Mentioned in 25 episodes
How Big Things Get Done
Book • 2023
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Mentioned in 25 episodes
Recommended by 

, it dissects really large projects through recent history and where they failed and why.


Nicole Forsgren

2,196 snips
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren
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as an amazing book on mega projects.


Will Larson

532 snips
The engineering mindset | Will Larson (Carta, Stripe, Uber, Calm, Digg)
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when discussing infrastructure and the difficulty of separating maintenance from operations in large projects.


Stewart Brand

85 snips
The Unseen Work: Stewart Brand on Maintenance and Civilization
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's 2023 top-selling business book, exploring decades of research on megaprojects and their failures.

Bent Flyvberg

63 snips
191. “How Big Things Get Done” with Pr. Bent Flyvbjerg (hosted by Michael Barnard)
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, referencing its core principle of 'going slow to go fast' in the context of AI development.


Christopher Mims

34 snips
Are AI Agents the Future of Business? Salesforce Is Betting $8 Billion on It
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when discussing reference-class forecasting and lessons from large projects for AI data-center buildouts.


Michael Mauboussin

24 snips
Michael Mauboussin: Base Rates, AI Adoption, and Investing in the Intangible Economy
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as advocating for detailed planning as a source of success.

Jeffrey Fredrick

24 snips
Systems Thinking Rant Redux Part III
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for its insights into the principles of successful megaprojects.


John Cutler

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104: John Cutler - How to Turn Team Chaos into Strategy
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as one of her favorite books about industrial projects.

Carrie von Muench

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The Breakthrough Fusion Has Been Waiting For with Pacific Fusion
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as an excellent book on how big things get done.

Harry Max

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Planning



