Learn To Become Incorruptible with Eric Ries

About this episode

Joshua Wilson interviews Eric Ries about the pressures of capital markets on business integrity and ethics.

"Nobody can ever trust this company again." That's what Eric Ries told a young founder on the way to what looked like a celebration — but was actually a wake for a company's soul. In this special-release episode, Joshua Wilson sits down with Eric Ries — author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), and author of the new book Incorruptible — for a candid conversation on the gravitational pressure capital markets exert on mission-driv...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Wilson

Guest: Eric Ries

Topics covered

• business ethics
• capital markets
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• trust in business

Keywords

• Incorruptible
• Eric Ries
• business trust
• capital markets
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Long-Term Stock Exchange

Books & works: The Lean Startup, Incorruptible

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