Eric Ries - Author of The Lean Startup (5M+ Copies Sold) | The Man Who Wrote The Lean Startup Says t

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author, and business visionary best known for writing The Lean Startup, a groundbreaking framework that has sold over five million copies and fundamentally transformed how startups and enterprises build products and manage innovation. Drawing from his own experiences as a Silicon Valley founder, Ries introduced the concept of the "minimum viable product" and iterative, customer-driven development, principles now embraced by companies and business schools worldwide. His latest book, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad… and How Great Companies Stay Great, tackles one of the most pressing questions in modern business: what causes thriving organizations to lose their way, and what separates the rare few that manage to sustain greatness over time. Through his work, Ries continues to challenge entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to rethink the fundamental structures driving, and too often corrupting the world of business. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/ericriesactual/ https://x.com/ericries  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/  ➡️ Books https://www.amazon.com/Incorruptible-Good-Companies-Great-Stay/dp/B0FWZZBPZB https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898  ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) iDigress Podcast - https://www.idigress.fm   Riverside – https://creators.riverside.com/scottclary  Odoo – https://www.odoo.com  NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn Ads - https://linkedin.com/scottclary  Priori - https://priori.life/  Mars Men - https://mengotomars.com/  Upwork - https://upwork.com/  Xero - https://www.xero.com  Dell - dell.com/dell-pro  AutoPilot - https://www.joinautopilot.com/landing  Cohesity - https://www.cohesity.com/datacloud  Amp - https://amp.ai  ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:28 – Attending a Company’s Funeral 09:16 – Business Advice That Didn’t Age Well 12:06 – Debunking Entrepreneurship Myths 18:18 – When Success Becomes the Problem 25:06 – Sponsor Break 28:05 – The Foundation of Ethical Capitalism 45:11 – Adapting to Changing Market Forces 50:57 – Sponsor Break 53:08 – Why Founders Still Build the Wrong Way 1:05:32 – Eric’s Advice for First-Time Founders 1:10:54 – Why Trust Is the Foundation of Business 1:17:32 – The Business Lesson He’ll Teach His Children