#2307 Eric Ries: Why Anthropic Won and How To Build Incurruptible companies

#2307 Eric Ries: Why Anthropic Won and How To Build Incurruptible companies

Author: Andrew Warner May 30, 2026 Duration: 0:00
Eric Ries, who helped so many entrepreneurs build phenomenally successful businesses based on his Lean Startup philosophy, is back with a new book called Incorruptible. The book explains why some companies succeed over the long term, while others wither. I asked him to tell us the stories of the AI companies he’s worked with and studied, and talk about how he used AI help him research his book.

Eric Ries is the entrepreneur and author behind The Lean Startup, one of the most influential startup books of the last decade. He has advised founders and companies around the world on innovation, long-term thinking, and organizational design, and he also helped shape governance structures for mission-driven AI companies like Anthropic.

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