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305. How to build a company you're proud of — with Eric Ries
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Most founders start with the best intentions. And then somewhere along the way — without noticing — the company they've built becomes something they're ashamed of. Not because they're bad people. But because nobody taught them how to prevent it. Eric Ries wrote The Lean Startup — the book that changed how Silicon Valley thinks about building companies. His new book, Incorruptible, tackles the question that comes next: how do you build a company that makes money without destroying the thing that made it worth building in the first place? In this episode, Sophia Matveeva speaks with Eric about the practical techniques any founder can use today — no revolution in how business works required. Listen to learn: Why investors are not your bosses — and what happens when you treat them like they are How the most successful mission-driven companies are structured so they cannot make money any other way except by achieving their mission Why doing the right thing by your customers and employees is often the highest ROI decision you can make — just not on a short-term spreadsheet Eric also shares the story of a Texas grocery store that told customers to take their shopping home for free during