{"product_id":"incorruptible","title":"Incorruptible: \/\/ Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-8 title-description show-links\" data-hook=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Eric Ries, creator of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a bold and urgently needed rethink of how organizations are built—and why success itself so often turns companies against the people and principles that made them worth building in the first place.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor decades, we've explained corporate corruption as a problem of bad actors, moral weakness, or isolated scandals. But that story doesn't match reality. Again and again, companies founded with strong ideals drift toward short-term thinking, extractive behavior, and mission abandonment—often despite the best intentions of the people inside them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncorruptible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e argues that this failure is not primarily ethical. It is structural.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs organizations grow, the systems that govern them—ownership, incentives, charters, accountability, and decision-making—quietly reshape behavior. When those systems are poorly designed, even principled leaders are pushed toward outcomes they never wanted. Success itself becomes a form of financial gravity, bending companies away from their original purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on two decades of work with founders, CEOs, investors, and institution builders, Ries shows how these failures arise predictably—and how they can be prevented. He reframes corporate governance not as bureaucracy or compliance, but as a creative and strategic act at the heart of building enduring, mission-controlled companies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a moment when trust in business is eroding, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncorruptible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a clear-eyed diagnosis and a practical blueprint for change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOver the last two decades, \u003cstrong\u003eEric Ries\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ideas about continuous innovation, long-term thinking, governance, and market reform have reshaped company building and management practices. He is the creator of the Lean Startup method and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Leader’s Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Startup Way\u003c\/i\u003e. As a founder, Eric has put his own ideas into practice with the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE); Answer.AI, an AI R\u0026amp;D lab; Virgil, a legal services startup; and IMVU. On \u003ci\u003eThe Eric Ries Show\u003c\/i\u003e, he talks with world-class technologists, thought leaders, and executives building for the long-term. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and three children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Authors Equity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: May 26, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9798893311860\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 228.6 X 152.4 X 35.6 mm | 1.28 lb\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Business \u0026amp; Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eric Ries","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48119801282795,"sku":"9798893311860","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9798893311860.jpg?v=1776732799","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/incorruptible","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}