Eric Ries

@ericries.bsky.social

Trying to change how startups are built formerly @ericries on the bird app New Book coming May 2026: INCORRUPTIBLE: Why Good Companies go bad... And How Great companies Stay Great Pre-order now and receive exclusive bonuses at: http://incorruptible.co

Dave Chase, CEO of Health Rosetta, turned Incorruptible into a 15-item build plan — a five-part punch list naming the specific firms and lawyers founders can use to lock a mission into a company's structure.

Quote card: Dave Chase, CEO of Health Rosetta, quoting Incorruptible — 'Mission-anchored companies are roughly six times more likely to survive than conventional ones, because their purpose is built into the architecture, where it holds even after the founders, the boards, and the money have all changed hands.'

This one moves me. Readers I'll never meet, longtime critics, and authors I've admired for years — none of them comparing notes — have independently called Incorruptible their book of the year, or of the decade. Grateful for every voice in it.

Book of the Year compilation poster for Incorruptible by Eric Ries, featuring quotes from readers, founders, and critics calling it their book of the year, of the decade, and the most important business book they have read.