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Ries: Flawed governance nullifies all other startup decisions over time
“If you don't get the governance of a company right, no other decision you make will matter in the long run because you won't be the one making it.”
Eric Ries May 26, 2026 ▶ 8:58 The Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies
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Ries: Overfunding makes it easier for founders to delude themselves
“I think fundamentally like using resources well is an eternal entrepreneurial virtue. So even the people that are overfunded, a lot of them run into trouble because now you don't have that that reality kind of barking at you all the time to make sure that you'…”
Eric Ries May 26, 2026 ▶ 3:06 The Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies
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Ries: The economy rewards cost-cutting while ignoring downstream brand damage
“We've built an economy where people are routinely rewarded for cutting costs, but never held accountable for the downstream brand and quality consequences of that.”
Eric Ries May 26, 2026 ▶ 7:50 The Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies
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Ries: PBCs give boards legal cover against short-term investor pressure
“All PBC does is give the CEO and the board the legal cover To pursue long-term value creation in the face of hostile investors.”
Eric Ries May 26, 2026 ▶ 15:11 The Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies
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