Eric Ries
@ericries
Trying to change how startups are built formerly @ericries on the bird app New Book coming May 2026: INCORRUPTIBLE: Why Good Companies go bad... And How Great companies Stay Great Pre-order now and receive exclusive bonuses at:
Every time a great company loses its spark, it's worth asking whether short-term incentives quietly replaced long-term stewardship. #Leadership #CorporateGovernance #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #BrandBuilding
Seven readers. Different industries, different seats at the table. Every one of them described the same thing happening inside their companies.
Eric joined Michael Krigsman on CXOTalk: "No, I don't think the purpose of a company is to make money." howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-26...
Six weeks ago this was just a manuscript I was nervous about. Thank you to everyone who put it on these lists.
Jesse Chor, CEO of Bruce, is making his company a Public Benefit Company, and had his AI interview Eric about Incorruptible first.
Eric joined Jessi Hempel on the Hello Monday podcast: "We have built an economy now that has created so many ways for people to make money without creating any value at all. In fact, often by destroying value." howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-15...
Ho Nam, co-founder of Altos Ventures, shared this about Incorruptible on X.
Szabolcs Marka, a professor of physics at Columbia University, recommends Incorruptible to inventors, innovators, and researchers.
Zita Cobb's Shorefast — and the Fogo Island Inn — is one of the companies profiled in Incorruptible. She posted this when the book came out.
Masters of Scale named Incorruptible to its 2026 Summer Reading List — eleven books for the year.
Marty Cagan reviewed and strongly endorsed The Lean Startup fifteen years ago. This week he wrote about Incorruptible.
A founder told me he had to pause one of my early podcast episodes halfway through. Here's what he saw.
I've had a lot of reactions to Incorruptible. This is the first time someone compared it to taking the red pill.
What if some of the world's most "profitable" companies aren't profitable at all? In my conversation with Katheryn Minshew, we explore a different definition of profit: human flourishing. Change that definition, and it changes how we think about business, leadership, and value creation.
"Where these forces come from and how founders and business leaders can build a fortress around their mission." — David Bauman, 15-year college business-ethics instructor howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-10...
"Companies don't usually go bad because of bad people. They go bad when the operating system starts rewarding the wrong behaviors." — Aleksandr Yampolskiy, co-founder & CEO, SecurityScorecard howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-09...
"A critically important book for anyone who wants to do good in the world." — Ben Adida, Executive Director, VotingWorks howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-09...
Tonight. In conversation with Scott Cook at the Commonwealth Club, SF — 6 PM. My last Bay Area event for Incorruptible. www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
"This book floored me, again and again, with how well it spoke to the purpose-driven founder's dilemma." — Kathryn Minshew, founder of The Muse howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-03...
"Success is the most dangerous thing that can happen to your company." — Dr. Petri Salonen, software-ecosystem advisor, reviewing Incorruptible howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-06...
"There's a darkness in our industry that we often don't talk about." — Eric Ries, Hacker News AMA howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-10...
"It's always too early until it's too late." — Anne Lidgard, Vinnova, on Incorruptible howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-09...
"He argues that these companies are not exceptions. They are clues." — Leah Solivan, founder of TaskRabbit howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-04...
The Financial Times named Incorruptible one of the best business books of summer 2026. Thank you, Andrew Hill.
"In the long run, it's better for shareholders too. An absolute must read." — Jeff Berman, Co-Host of Masters of Scale howisincorruptiblegoing.com/e/2026-06-07...