Ries: Long Term Stock Exchange petitioned SEC to end quarterly reporting
Eric Ries · The Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies · May 26, 2026 · at 10:40
Eric Ries, author of 'The Lean Startup' and founder of the Long Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), discusses regulatory efforts to reform public market disclosure requirements.
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“And the thing you gotta know is, is Long Term Stock Exchange, the company that I founded is the one who filed the petition last year. To the SEC to switch from quarterly.”
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