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 Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/

https://x.com/ericries

https://www.instagram.com/ericriesactual/

Newsletter: https://news.theleanstartup.com/

Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/@theericriesshow

https://www.ericriesshow.com/

New Book

Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad…and How Great Companies Stay Great

Amazon listing 

Website: incorruptible.co

Mention of Dave and Adopt-a-Pet.com in Lean Startup work

https://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2018/06/a-non-profit-lean-startup-story-of.html

The Lean Startup (book)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup

The Leader's Guide (book)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29974755-the-leader-s-guide

The Startup Way (book)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34267304-the-startup-way

LTSE (Long-Term Stock Exchange)

https://ltse.com/

IMVU

https://secure.imvu.com/welcome/login/

The Lean Startup Company

https://theleanstartup.com/

Adoptapet.com

https://Adoptapet.com

Abbie Moore

https://www.petage.com/docupet-pet-registration-platform-welcomes-abbie-moore-as-chief-product-officer/

Cory Doctorow / "Enshittification" book

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/222376640-enshittification

Tim O'Reilly 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%27Reilly

Seth Goldman, Honest Tea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Goldman_(businessman)

Tony's Chocolonely

https://us.tonyschocolonely.com/

Mr. Beast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrBeast

The Marshmallow Experiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

Music “Disambiguation” by Robel Borja https://open.sp

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This episode was directed and presented by Dave Meyer, editor & coproducer by Ryan Turner, producer & marketing Robbie Lockie, music kindly provided by Robel Borja.