Eric Ries: Building Companies That Promote Prosperity With a Purpose | EP 39

Eric Ries created the Lean Startup Method — principles that mirror martial arts: don't overcommit, test first, adapt. We discuss why success breeds failure, how "financial gravity" corrupts organizations, why companies like Costco resist it, and how his new book Incorruptible offers a blueprint for institutions that last.Social Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/https://x.com/ericrieshttps://www.instagram.com/ericriesactual/Newsletter: https://news.theleanstartup.com/Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@theericriesshowhttps://www.ericriesshow.com/New BookIncorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad…and How Great Companies Stay GreatAmazon listing Website: incorruptible.coMention of Dave and Adopt-a-Pet.com in Lean Startup workhttps://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2018/06/a-non-profit-lean-startup-story-of.htmlThe Lean Startup (book)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startupThe Leader's Guide (book)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29974755-the-leader-s-guideThe Startup Way (book)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34267304-the-startup-wayLTSE (Long-Term Stock Exchange)https://ltse.com/IMVUhttps://secure.imvu.com/welcome/login/The Lean Startup Companyhttps://theleanstartup.com/Adoptapet.comhttps://Adoptapet.comAbbie Moorehttps://www.petage.com/docupet-pet-registration-platform-welcomes-abbie-moore-as-chief-product-officer/Cory Doctorow / "Enshittification" bookhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/222376640-enshittificationTim O'Reilly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%27ReillySeth Goldman, Honest Teahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Goldman_(businessman)Tony's Chocolonelyhttps://us.tonyschocolonely.com/Mr. Beasthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeastThe Marshmallow Experimenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experimentMusic “Disambiguation” by Robel Borja https://open.spotify.com/artist/7j0DUZ79z4edeLkU2H1UoJ?si=eISl0YfaQ-yLThljs48j5AGet in touch! This episode was directed and presented by Dave Meyer, editor & coproducer by Ryan Turner, producer & marketing Robbie Lockie, music kindly provided by Robel Borja.