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The best and most important business book of the year. -- Dan Heath, New York Times bestselling author of Reset If you want to build a company that will be making the world a better place a hundred years from now, it’s not enough to be a great person with good intentions–you need to consciously build incorruptible governance. Ries shows you how. Indispensable! -- Kim Scott, bestselling author of 'Radical Candor' Eric Ries gives founders a playbook to help avoid the inevitable pitfalls and find your path to the business you set out to create. -- Mark Cuban This profound book will inform and infuriate, and then it will help you see a path forward. It should be required reading for anyone who manages (or has a manager). Gravity is real. -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of 21 books, including 'This is Strategy' A must-read for any founder, board member, investor, or consumer who cares about protecting entrepreneurship, innovation, and the productive power of capitalism from the dangers of short-term thinking—and for anyone who recognizes the importance of trustworthy and enduring institutions for a thriving democracy. -- Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency Incorruptible destroys the myth that only sleazy founders and companies get rich. Eric Ries shows you how to build a mission-driven company that will be humane, ethical, and make piles of money for decades. And Eric's charm, wonderful writing, and warm wisdom make this book a rare joy to read. -- Robert I. Sutton, Professor Emeritus at Stanford and bestselling author of eight books Incorruptible is the rare business book that is both a moral compass and a practical playbook. Ries shows us, with rigor and optimism, how to build organizations that are worthy of our trust. -- Frances Frei, UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management, Harvard Business School If you want the world to be a better place than it is, this book is a good place to start. -- Tim O’Reilly, Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media Incorruptible demonstrates the importance of mission-driven leadership and defying the status quo to build organizations that withstand the test of time. -- Ken Chenault, chairman and managing director, General Catalyst and former chairman and CEO, American Express After authoring the most important business book of the 2010s, Eric Ries has done it again.... If you’re a founder, a CEO planning an IPO, an investor seeking epic outcomes — stop now and read Eric’s book. It will change your life. -- Scott Cook, cofounder, Intuit

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Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, which has been translated into nearly thirty languages. He is the creator of the Lean Startup methodology, which has become a global movement in business, practiced by individuals and companies around the world. He has founded a number of startups including IMVU, where he served as CTO, and he has advised on business and product strategy for startups, venture capital firms, and large companies. Eric served as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School, IDEO, and Pivotal and he is the founder and CEO of the Long Term Stock Exchange. Eric lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.

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