Eric Ries

Six months of salary. That's what Matt Mullenweg offered every Automattic employee to resign if they didn't believe in the company's direction. About 9% took the offer and left.

"Finally, a book about AI that's actually about leadership," @ericries, author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible Too much of the conversations about AI focus on tools, features, and capabilities and FOMO! Artificial Organizations is about how leaders think, decide, and operate when working with AI. 📚 It is live on Amazon now → geni.us/artificialorgs

Building a company that resists corruption and keeps its soul shouldn’t be an accident; it's a structural choice. Host @TheAnnaGat and @ericries lead an interactive dive into his new book Incorruptible. Come explore how to create enduring value! interintellect.com/salons/how-gre…

We were honored to welcome @ericries, Author of The Lean Startup and Founder of @ltse, to our last all-staff meeting for a conversation spanning entrepreneurship, product development, ecosystem building, and how organizations create and measure long-term value. As discussed in his new book, Incorruptible, Eric shared how too often the way success is measured creates blind spots around what matters most. When organizations invest in their communities and ecosystems, the costs are clear and immediate, while the benefits are often diffuse, long-term, and harder to quantify. This imbalance means that some of the most meaningful work, efforts that strengthen ecosystems and drive sustained impact, is consistently deprioritized. As organizations scale, these initiatives are increasingly viewed as non-essential, despite their role in unlocking long-term growth and resilience. Through our work, we remain committed to supporting founders and strengthening startup ecosystems, recognizing that lasting value extends beyond what can be immediately measured. #entrepreneurship #ecosystem #leadership #innovation #gener8tor

The prominence of the recent Anthropic story prompts us to think hard about our own clear red lines. Principled companies walk away from money that conflict with their values. That's happening all the time, just not in the headlines.

SF folks, join us in person on April 7 – seats are almost filled. Everyone else, there's a livestream option.

For those of you looking for a sign, Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off preorders of Incorruptible, now through 3/26. Premium Members receive an additional 10% discount. Amazing deal if you’re building a mission-driven organization. Use code PREORDER25 - see link in comment

If you want to make a different choice, check out my new book at incorruptible.co for the blueprint

The civilization-level wrong turn? You can't put profits over people. The shareholder primacy mindset made us believe in one exploitative metric. We've internalized that profit is all that matters, by any means. #Incorruptible

Why Is Customer Service Declining? Listen to episode #200 of the Ignite Podcast with Eric Ries of LTSE on your favorite podcast player here: buff.ly/HxWe70g @ericries #Startups #VentureCapital #Investing

Costco's Secret: Making Value Look Easy? Listen to episode #200 of the Ignite Podcast with Eric Ries of LTSE on your favorite podcast player here: buff.ly/HxWe70g @ericries #Startups #VentureCapital #Investing

Costco's Long-Term Strategy: Customer Loyalty Focus? Listen to episode #200 of the Ignite Podcast with Eric Ries of LTSE on your favorite podcast player here: buff.ly/HxWe70g @ericries #Startups #VentureCapital #Investing

@tyillc @ReidTymcio the macro effects are well-studied, but so are the micro effects. take your pick: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Did I read the conclusion of this publication right when it says more info decreases the value of a firm ... could there be an explanation for this result other than the cost of reporting ... like say, with the additional info investors are better able to verify if the valuation story they are being told is true ...

hmmm ... and how do the academics distinguish between quarterly reporting by itself and management maximizing the value of their stock options ...

Is it possible to scale a company without sacrificing everything you believe in? NYT bestseller @ericries joins @TheAnnaGat for an intellectual, interactive look at his new book, Incorruptible. Discover how to resist the altar of growth and stay great. interintellect.com/salons/how-gre…

@Hason_Greene start here: publications.aaahq.org/accounting-rev…

@ericries @ericries please share research

well said. we have good academic evidence that quarterly reporting by itself causes widespread value-destruction

@tyillc @ReidTymcio uhh guys, I hate to break it to you, but there is actual research you could look at for this: publications.aaahq.org/accounting-rev…

@ReidTymcio Would be funny if it were not true of the Economic and Finance professors who are paid by Wall Street for pushing BS analysis in support of the idea "opacity is good" ... opacity is good for Wall Street as opacity allows Wall Street to sell high margin securities ...

You don't have to win every negotiation or every step of growth. Founders @Beekman1802Boys went on The Amazing Race to pay off debt, setting a realistic goal: just make it halfway for the TV exposure. By not obsessing over finishing first, they won the $1M.

Early-bird tickets for Startup Day 2026 end tonight at midnight. $195 today. $295 tomorrow. 15 founder talks. 1:1 investor meetings. Co-Founder Match. @ericries + @tmyerson keynotes. Startup Fair. Free copy of Eric's new book.