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SCOUT· 67%38m·2026-05-26·TechnologyThe Lean Startup Author on What Ruins Good Companies
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This is our full conversation with Eric Ries, recorded live on TBPN. We discuss why successful companies drift away from the principles that made them great, how short-term incentives and quarterly reporting can damage long-term value creation, why companies like Costco and Patagonia have built mission-first cultures…
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