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Ries: Foundation-owned companies are 6x more likely to reach year 50

“Companies with this structure are six times more likely to live to year 50. 10% versus 60% probability.”

Eric Ries May 22, 2026 ▶ 41:36 How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot · Y Combinator

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Ries: Costco routinely receives the worst corporate governance ratings

“Costco came under attack in the early 2000 for having these non-standard governance practices. In fact, Costco routinely gets the worst possible governance rating from governance rating people.”

Eric Ries May 22, 2026 ▶ 20:17 How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot · Y Combinator

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Ries: 19th-century corporate charters never specified maximizing shareholder value

“If you look at the 19th century, like companies that were created and you read their charter, none of them say maximize shareholder value. That would have been considered a crime.”

Eric Ries May 22, 2026 ▶ 23:44 How The Best Companies Defend Against Mediocrity And Rot · Y Combinator

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