Why success destroys the companies we love, with Eric Ries

0:02Are you open to the possibility that you were taught something in business school that was a lie?

0:07When the empirical evidence says that the theory is wrong, we have to be willing to say that not only is this a better way, but it also should call into doubt our conviction that our modern doctrines about value creation, about governance, about finance are correct.

0:21I think it's actually very clear that they are incorrect, that we've been taught, I would say indoctrinated, into a set of best practices that as a whole are value destroying.

0:29And it's time for us to just say no.

0:37That's Eric Rees, author of the iconic bestseller, The Lean Startup.

0:41Eric is just out with a new book, and it is, if anything, more revolutionary.

0:46It's called Incorruptible.

0:48And in it, Eric takes direct aim at some of the sacred cows of today's business and investing paradigm.

0:54Eric is a contrarian, but not just for the sake of being different.

0:58He relies on verified data and in-depth stories to deliver lessons we all need to hear.