Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Eric Ries changed the way the world builds companies. His landmark book The Lean Startup became the playbook for a generation of entrepreneurs — but two decades in, his powerful new book Incorruptible.co asks a harder question: why do great companies eventually betray the very values that made them great?
That question is at the heart of Incorruptible — a blueprint for organizations that can grow, scale, and endure without losing their soul. The problem, he argues, isn't a failure of ethics. It's a failure of structure. This is a conversation about integrity, leadership, and what it means to build something you're genuinely proud of.
In this episode of The Icons, Tyler sits down with Eric to trace the journey from scrappy founder to one of the most influential voices in modern business, exploring the moments of doubt, the lessons learned, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.
▶The Icons
Welcome to The Icons by Motiversity! An original interview podcast show with the best life, mindset, and success advice from the world's most iconic people.
If you’re ready to start your journey to becoming an icon or just need some motivation or inspiration from someone that you look up to, tune in to The Icons podcast by Motiversity.
#ericries #theicons #motiversity
▶Download or stream the full episode on every Podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/TheIconsShow
▶Interview Guest
Eric Ries:
Book Website: incorruptible.co
Social Links
linkedin.com/in/eries
https://x.com/ericries
instagram.com/ericriesactual
tiktok.com/@ericriesactual
Newsletter: news.theleanstartup.com
Podcast: ericriesshow.com
►Location:
Tyler: Motiversity Office
Eric: Home Office
▶Host
Join host Tyler Waye — renowned work expert and Motiversity’s Managing Partner — in discovering how The Icons defied all odds and succeeded in the face of adversity. Tyler and guests talk mindset, work ethic, failure, career advice, routines, motivation, life stories, leadership and how each icon got through the hard times in their journey to the top.
Follow Tyler
youtube.com/channel/UC3tWHKc-RcOeVlGyZQxtppQ
instagram.com/TylerWaye
linkedin.com/in/tylerwaye
tylerwaye.com
▶Produced by Motiversity
Eric Ries changed the way the world builds companies. His landmark book The Lean Startup became the playbook for a generation of entrepreneurs — but two decades in, his powerful new book Incorruptible.co asks a harder question: why do great companies eventually betray the very values that made them great?
That question is at the heart of Incorruptible — a blueprint for organizations that can grow, scale, and endure without losing their soul. The problem, he argues, isn't a failure of ethics. It's a failure of structure. This is a conversation about integrity, leadership, and what it means to build something you're genuinely proud of.
In this episode of The Icons, Tyler sits down with Eric to trace the journey from scrappy founder to one of the most influential voices in modern business, exploring the moments of doubt, the lessons learned, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.
▶The Icons
Welcome to The Icons by Motiversity! An original interview podcast show with the best life, mindset, and success advice from the world's most iconic people.
If you’re ready to start your journey to becoming an icon or just need some motivation or inspiration from someone that you look up to, tune in to The Icons podcast by Motiversity.
#ericries #theicons #motiversity
▶Download or stream the full episode on every Podcast platform:
https://linktr.ee/TheIconsShow
▶Interview Guest
Eric Ries:
Book Website: incorruptible.co
Social Links
linkedin.com/in/eries
https://x.com/ericries
instagram.com/ericriesactual
tiktok.com/@ericriesactual
Newsletter: news.theleanstartup.com
Podcast: ericriesshow.com
►Location:
Tyler: Motiversity Office
Eric: Home Office
▶Host
Join host Tyler Waye — renowned work expert and Motiversity’s Managing Partner — in discovering how The Icons defied all odds and succeeded in the face of adversity. Tyler and guests talk mindset, work ethic, failure, career advice, routines, motivation, life stories, leadership and how each icon got through the hard times in their journey to the top.
Follow Tyler
youtube.com/channel/UC3tWHKc-RcOeVlGyZQxtppQ
instagram.com/TylerWaye
linkedin.com/in/tylerwaye
tylerwaye.com
▶Produced by Motiversity
