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Incorruptible:
Building Companies That Last a Century

A deep-dive conversation with Eric Ries, author of the era-defining bestseller The Lean Startup, ahead of the release of his new book — Incorruptible.

DateMay 13, 2026
Time11:00 AM CST
FormatVirtual
Incorruptible: A Fireside Chat with Eric Ries

How do you build a company that lasts a century when the market demands results in a quarter? How do you maintain the soul of your mission while scaling at venture speed?

— From the event brief


What We'll Cover
  • A New Definition of ProfitMoving toward a more complete definition of profit that supports human flourishing and long-term performance.
  • Lean in the Age of AIHow the principles of rapid experimentation apply to the world of LLMs and Eric's new work at Answer.AI.
  • Proven BlueprintsLessons from “incorruptible” organizations like Anthropic, Novo Nordisk, Costco, and Patagonia.
  • Establishing TrustConsider trust as one of the most valuable assets in the world — built to power “magnetic attraction” with all stakeholders.
About Our Guest

Over 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, author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, The Leader's Guide, and The Startup Way.

As a founder, he has built The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE); Answer.AI, an AI R&D lab; the Lean Startup Co; Virgil, a legal services startup; and IMVU, where the ideas that became the Lean Startup method were forged.

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