Lenny Rachitsky on Eric Ries: 'A lot of people liked the Lean Startup, but no one ever said it made them cry'

“The latest episode of Lenny's Podcast with Eric Ries is amazing. They talk about Eric's new book „Incorruptible“. Eric shares some eye-opening (and fun) stories about how companies manage to stay great over time rather than being corrupted into mediocrity by their own success.”

“I came across it through Lenny Rachitsky's Podcast – a long conversation with Eric that's worth the full listen. By the end of the episode, I had the book on order.”

“Eric Ries (author of The Lean Startup) has a new book called Incorruptible. He was on Lenny Rachitsky's podcast talking about it, and the one idea I couldn't move past: *Mission* isn't a values statement. It's *how you earn trust*. And there's another important outcome: a company with a real mission needs fewer meetings. Everyone is aligned - the mission answers the questions before they get asked. What's in scope, what isn't, how to decide when it's close.”

“Marc and I are making Insider Loops incorruptible. Our inspiration comes directly from what Eric Ries shared on his recent episode of Lenny Rachitsky's podcast. Eric's new book, Incorruptible, dives into the core idea that most "mission-driven" companies are just mission-hopeful and the mission only survives when you build governance around it (before being forced to choose between the mission and the money). Insider Loops is small today and we're still early. We have every excuse to wait on this stuff. But Eric's point is that the best time to make a company incorruptible is when there's not much to corrupt. So we're starting now. We're writing a mission statement directly into our operating agreement, with both partners required to unanimously agree before it can change.”