Jason Fagone (author, The Woman Who Smashed Codes) — 'Eric writes with passion and precision about the wrecking ball of big-money investing'

Jason Fagone — bestselling nonfiction author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes and the forthcoming The Husband Simulation — closes his Substack tribute to codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman with a personal endorsement of Incorruptible. Draws a straight line from Ries's argument to his own father's company being bought and drained by a private equity firm when he was a kid.

“Eric writes with passion and precision about the wrecking ball of big-money investing, how Wall Street and private equity turn companies with integrity into rubble. He tells a number of infuriating stories that resonated with me. I remember my father going through this when I was a kid, at his company, which was bought and drained by a private equity firm. Eric proposes solutions that feel human and also achievable. I didn't expect to be moved by a "business" book but I was.” — Jason Fagone on Substack