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What Eric Ries thinks about venture capital

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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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  1. Our readingOnly a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why.

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    Their wordsAccording to Harvard Law School, among venturebacked companies that have the standard best practices set up that you got from your lawyer, okay, only 20% of founders are still the CEO 3 years after going public.

    ↗How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Riesyoutube.com 4th of 24 in this recording

  3. Our readingEvery founder on standard documents has already signed a charter obliging them to sell their company to the buyer they would least want to have it.

    Their wordsdid you know that according to the legal documents you yourself signed, your company's literal charter that you have right now, and this is not some hypothetical future thing, you've already put in motion, a rule that says you have a fiduciary duty to say yes in this situation.

    ↗How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Riesyoutube.com 8th of 24 in this recording