Eric Ries launches "Incorruptible" on Product Hunt: A blueprint for companies to resist structural corruption
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Summary
Eric Ries, creator of The Lean Startup, announces his new bestselling book "Incorruptible" on Product Hunt. The book explores why good companies go bad and how great companies stay great, focusing on structural forces ("financial gravity") that pull companies away from their founding purpose. Ries argues that corruption in companies is structural rather than starting with bad people, and offers governance design principles for organizations to grow and endure without losing their soul. The launch includes an AMA and a free implementation guide for Product Hunt users.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledCorruption in companies almost never starts with bad people. It's structural.
There's a gravitational pull toward extraction.
While The Lean Startup helps entrepreneurs create valuable organizations, Incorruptible covers why and how to protect them.
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