Dr. Petri Salonen LinkedIn Newsletter review — 'Fifteen years after The Lean Startup taught us how to build, this book asks how to make sure what we build stays worth having built'

Dr. Petri Salonen — software-ecosystem advisor and published author — publishes a dedicated book review of Incorruptible in his LinkedIn Newsletter, framing financial gravity as a predictable force and governance as a creative act rather than compliance overhead.

“Success is the most dangerous thing that can happen to your company. That's the uncomfortable argument Eric Ries, yes, the creator of The Lean Startup makes in his new book Incorruptible. We have many examples from the past of good companies that went bad for the reasons explained in Eric Ries's latest book. His point: corporate corruption isn't primarily an ethical failure. It's structural. The more valuable the thing you build, the stronger the "financial gravity" pulling it away from its mission. And most companies are built with no locks on the vault. Some of the ideas that stayed with me: financial gravity as a predictable force, governance as a creative act rather than compliance overhead, and mission-controlled companies (Costco, Patagonia, Mondragón) that outperform by refusing to chase quarters. Fifteen years after The Lean Startup taught us how to build, this book asks how to make sure what we build stays worth having built.” — Dr. Petri Salonen on LinkedIn