What Eric Ries thinks about design
Author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible, and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, who advises companies on corporate governance and mission protection.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Eric Ries has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsharder is easier is a principle that says if you're willing to do the work upfront to commit to quality, to design, to ethics, to integrity, to safety, whatever the thing, I don't want to tell you what your values are, you tell me what they are. If you're willing to be principled in your decision-making, you will get these unexpected rewards.
↗How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Riesyoutube.com 9th of 24 in this recording
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Their wordsThe more ants you put in the puzzle, the faster the solution. But the more humans you add, the worse. Unless the humans are very carefully aligned, this is the key lesson for organizational design.
↗How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Riesyoutube.com 23rd of 24 in this recording