Dave Whorton (Tugboat Institute founder, 'Another Way' author) — 'I can't think of a better book to read than Incorruptible'

Dave Whorton — founder & CEO of Tugboat Institute (the Evergreen-companies movement) and co-author of 'Another Way' — publishes a long-form public response to Incorruptible on LinkedIn. Confirms Ries asked him to read an early draft, notes Tugboat Institute is discussed on page 293, and lays out where he agrees (institutional-capital incentives reshape mission) and where he diverges (his answer is to avoid outside capital entirely; Ries's is to constrain it structurally). A rare author-to-author public engagement on the book's central thesis.

“This is where I think Eric makes an important contribution. He asks how founders can preserve their mission despite those incentives. Through charters, board commitments, and other mechanisms, he offers practical ways to protect what matters most. If your path requires institutional capital, I can't think of a better book to read than Incorruptible.” — Dave Whorton on LinkedIn