Eric Ries on why "bad governance" outperforms, the case against shareholder primacy, and AI's Chernobyl moment
About this episode
Eric Ries discusses the performance of companies with bad governance, the case against shareholder primacy, and the implications of AI.
Eric Ries created the Lean Startup methodology and authored the bestselling book of the same name, which has sold over a million copies. He's also the founder and executive chairman of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, the co-founder of Answer AI (an AI R&D lab), and the author of the upcoming book Incorruptible, releasing May 26th. In this episode of Summation, Eric and Auren discuss: why "bad governance" companies have outperformed "good governance" since 2008financial gravity - the invisib...
People in this episode
Host: Auren Hoffman
Guest: Eric Ries
Topics covered
- bad governance
- shareholder primacy
- Lean Startup
- AI
- business performance
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- bad governance
- shareholder primacy
- Lean Startup
- AI
- business performance
- Incorruptible
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Long-Term Stock Exchange, Answer AI
Books & works: Incorruptible, Lean Startup
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