Reading it has revitalized the itch I had — an aspiration to build something remarkable

Naotake Murayama — Stanford Graduate School of Business alum and entrepreneur — posts a multi-paragraph Goodreads review that frames Incorruptible as a successor to Jim Collins and Jerry Porras's Built to Last, crediting the book with revitalizing his founder aspirations.

“Eric Ries' follow-up to "The Lean Startup" is no sequel; it goes above and beyond making startups successful, and provides us with inspiring models of companies that defy the constant and seemingly inevitable "Financial Gravity" — the pull of shareholder value and conventional fiduciary duty that "corrupt" their mission to make the world a better place. Reading this reminded me of another book, "Built to Last," by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. I read that book about special companies that stood the test of time and kept on delivering value. That book, and knowing the authors at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, definitely influenced my decision to remain in the US and pursue an entrepreneurial life. Now that I'm older and more world-wary, I might not be preaching about "Incorruptible" during a rainy-day walk, but reading it has revitalized the "itch" I had — an aspiration to build something remarkable and feel good about bettering a slice of the world (as tiny as it could be) as I was approaching graduation from business school.” — Naotake Murayama on Goodreads