Eric Ries: Why Investors Destroy Your Business (And How to Stop Them)
About this episode
Eric Ries discusses the detrimental impact of investors on successful businesses and how to create an incorruptible company.
I founded, sold, and exited an 8-figure business. Now I help founders & executives generating more than $10M in revenue find their Easy Mode. Start here: https://ryanhanley.com/subscribe Listen to the audio version of the podcast: https://linktr.ee/ryan_hanley The "Golden Goose" Trap: Why Investors Destroy Your Business (And How to Stop Them) | Eric Ries You build a business. It works. It makes money. Then, you bring in investors or sell to Private Equity. And they immediately start tearing out the exact things that made you successful in the first place. They call it "professionalizing." You call it watching your baby die a death by a thousand cuts. Eric Ries, the legendary founder of the Lean Startup movement, calls it corruption. And in this episode, he explains exactly why it happens—and how to build an "incorruptible" company that they can't steal from you. We cover: Why standard Silicon Valley "best practices" are actively destroying value. The "Golden Goose" trap that catches 99% of successful founders. Why keeping your options open is the worst thing you can do for your company's future. How to spot the "Torchbearers" in your organization (and why you need them in a…
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