Tools for Tech Leaders (Ian Tien, Mattermost CEO) — 'Always shareholders last'

Ian Tien — co-founder and CEO of Mattermost, the open-source collaboration platform — hosts Eric for a 40-minute conversation framing Incorruptible for technical executives: why Lean Startup's tactics versus its principles is the distinction that determines whether a company survives the next generation of leadership, walked through the Saul Price / FedMart story as the proof of concept.

“The great Peter Ducker said it should be um employees first, customers second, shareholders last. The great Saul Price, the father of modern retail, he said it should be customers first, employees second, shareholders last. But you're noticing a pattern? Always shareholders last. Not because shareholders aren't important, but because these legends understood that shareholder value is the outcome, the output, the exhaust from the engine.” — Eric Ries on Tools for Tech Leaders