Szabolcs Marka — 'just as companies are vulnerable, research organizations are vulnerable too'

Szabolcs Marka — Columbia University physics professor — endorses Incorruptible and draws a parallel that the timeline hasn't surfaced before: scientific research organizations face the same mission-drift forces as mission-driven companies, and the book applies to laboratories and large scientific collaborations too.

“I believe inventors, innovators, and researchers can benefit greatly not only from Eric Ries's classic The Lean Startup, but also from his new follow-up book, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad… and How Great Companies Stay Great. Just as companies are vulnerable, research organizations are vulnerable too. Brilliant missions can drift. Strong cultures can weaken. Incentives can quietly reshape behavior. Institutions built for discovery must also be cared for, protected, renewed, and led with integrity.” — Szabolcs Marka on LinkedIn