{"product_id":"incorruptible-why-good-companies-go-bad-and-how-great-companies-stay-great-hardcover","title":"Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Ries\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIncorruptible\u003c\/i\u003e by Eric Ries is the best and most important business book of the year.\" --Dan Heath, NYT Bestselling Author \u0026amp; Podcast Host of \"What It's Like To Be...\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Eric Ries, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a bold and urgently needed rethink of how organizations are built--and why success itself so often turns companies against the people and principles that made them worth building in the first place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, we've explained corporate corruption as a problem of bad actors, moral weakness, or isolated scandals. But that story doesn't match reality. Again and again, companies founded with strong ideals drift toward short-term thinking, extractive behavior, and mission abandonment--often despite the best intentions of the people inside them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncorruptible\u003c\/i\u003e argues that this failure is not primarily ethical. It is structural. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs organizations grow, the systems that govern them--ownership, incentives, charters, accountability, and decision-making--quietly reshape behavior. When those systems are poorly designed, even principled leaders are pushed toward outcomes they never wanted. Success itself becomes a form of financial gravity, bending companies away from their original purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on two decades of work with founders, CEOs, investors, and institution builders, Ries shows how these failures arise predictably--and how they can be prevented. He reframes corporate governance not as bureaucracy or compliance, but as a creative and strategic act at the heart of building enduring, mission-controlled companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a moment when trust in business is eroding, \u003ci\u003eIncorruptible\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear-eyed diagnosis and a practical blueprint for change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuccess alone will not protect what matters most. Only incorruptible design can.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the last two decades, Eric Ries's ideas about continuous innovation, long-term thinking, governance, and market reform have reshaped company building and management practices. He is the creator of the Lean Startup method and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Leader's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Startup Way\u003c\/i\u003e. As a founder, Eric has put his own ideas into practice with the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE); Answer.AI, an AI R\u0026amp;D lab; Virgil, a legal services startup; and IMVU. On \u003ci\u003eThe Eric Ries Show\u003c\/i\u003e, he talks with world-class technologists, thought leaders, and executives building for the long-term. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 9.28 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45597698981932,"sku":"9798893311860","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/5-Zz3kYgBe9798893311860.webp?v=1780530617","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/incorruptible-why-good-companies-go-bad-and-how-great-companies-stay-great-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}