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551 | What Elephants Can Teach You About Property Growth

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Charlie Munger once said that reading widely is the key to wisdom, and in this episode, we’re channelling that spirit. 📚

What do elephants, electricity grids, and economic growth have in common? 🐘⚡

They’re all governed by scaling laws — and today, we’re diving into the groundbreaking work of Professor Geoffrey West to show you how biology, cities, and even companies follow predictable mathematical patterns as they grow.

And here’s the twist: when cities grow, they don’t just get bigger — they get smarter, more efficient, and more valuable per person.

You’ll learn:
📈 What scaling laws are and why they matter to property investors
📈 The 15% rule: why incomes, innovation, and land values rise faster in big cities
📈 The critical difference between growth driven by hype… and growth backed by science
📈 How to identify “superorganism” cities where value compounds over time

PLUS: We reveal why long-term investors should align their strategy with urban scaling patterns — not short-term sentiment — if they want to build long-term wealth. Listen now!

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Chapters

1. 551 | What Elephants Can Teach You About Property Growth (00:00:00)

2. Our new book is climbing the charts — join us live at Dymocks! (00:01:26)

3. Looking to expand you knowledge? Check out our TPC Gold on YouTube... (00:05:19)

4. Mindset Minute: “Surround yourself with people that push you to be better.” (00:06:24)

5. The Power of Scaling Laws in Property & Charlie Munger (00:08:04)

6. Famous mathematical formulas you use (but probably don’t know!) (00:10:05)

7. What elephants can teach us about property growth 🐘🏙️ (00:12:21)

8. Sublinear Scaling: Why bigger = more efficient (00:13:34)

9. Cities as "living organisms"? Prof. Geoffrey West’s big idea (00:15:05)

10. The 85% rule: How cities scale infrastructure (00:17:48)

11. But here’s the twist… human behaviour doesn’t scale like pipes (00:18:54)

12. Why cities accelerate as they grow (00:21:26)

13. Innovation, wages and even crime… all scale 15% faster (00:26:55)

14. Superorganisms, social reactors & urban compounding (00:29:58)

15. Why this all matters to you as a property investor (00:33:48)

16. Margin of Safety: The danger of investing in hype vs. sustainable growth (00:37:01)

17. Do scaling laws apply to regional towns too? (Yes… but with caveats) (00:38:53)

18. The science-backed case for “Location, Location, Location” (00:42:32)

19. Key Takeaways: Cities don’t just house people. They accelerate life. (00:45:28)

20. Lifehack: The "Timer Trick" to get stuff done by Comedian, Limmy (00:47:54)

21. WMPN: Hype Merchants: Are we really heading for the next property boom? (00:50:10)

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