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Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad…
and How Great Companies Stay Great
Available for pre-order at incorruptible.co
The list of opportunities to participate in both in-person and virtual events is growing by the day. I hope you’ll find something that fits your schedule here. If not, stay tuned for additional events as we add more. Please feel free to share with friends, teammates, and communities who might be interested.
Eric
HAPPENING SOON!
Give First, Build Right: Fireside Chat with Brad Feld & Eric Ries
Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00-11:00am PT, Virtual
You're invited to a special virtual fireside chat for startup communities. Brad and I will discuss our hard-won lessons as founders, investors, and advisors, sharing practical frameworks to help you build organizations that are both successful and mission-aligned.
Book Party at Kapor Center
Tuesday, May 5 at 5:00-7:00pm PT in Oakland, CA
I’m really looking forward to this fireside chat moderated by founder of SPILL, Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell.
We have a few invites left to extend, so if you’re in the SF Bay Area next Tuesday night and can join our private event hosted by Freada Kapor Klein Ph.D. and Mitch Kapor, reply to this email.
Manny’s San Francisco with Bob Sutton
Thursday, May 7 at 6:00-7:00pm PT in San Francisco, CA or virtual
Stanford professor and bestselling author Bob Sutton is my conversation partner exploring Incorruptible. Manny's is an incredible experience, like a village square, so if you’re coming, bring a group of friends or teammates. There’s an option to join on Zoom for folks outside the Bay Area.
KEYNOTES AT CONFERENCES
Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures
Wednesday, May 6 from 9am-5pm PT, Marin County, CA
There’s incredible talent and dedication to building high growth, sustainable businesses in the counties north of San Francisco. I’m looking forward to speaking at this event for startup founders, builders, and investors working in the area. If you’re local (or visiting!), hope to see you there.
Seattle Startup Day
Friday, May 15 from 9am-5pm PT, Seattle, WA
I’ll be giving the opening day keynote address at Seattle Startup Day, an event I first attended back in 2011 when The Lean Startup was making its way in the world. This time, I’ll be talking about Incorruptible and how companies can fend off the internal and external forces that threaten to destroy the very things that make them so valuable.
ProductCon NYC
Wednesday, May 20 from 9am-5pm ET in New York City or Virtual
Product leaders are crucial in the AI era. Building companies that are not only valuable but protected against threats to their mission is more critical than ever in order to safeguard transformative technologies. I’ll be speaking about The Lean Startup and Incorruptible at this gathering for leaders and innovators.
JUNE EVENTS
Kepler’s Books
Tuesday, June 2 at 6pm in Menlo Park, CA
I’ll be talking with Kim Scott, author of Radical Respect and Radical Candor, at this in-person independent bookstore event. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, among others. She also led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google.
Book Passage
Wednesday, June 3 6pm PT in Corte Madera, CA
Alex Komoroske, CEO and co-founder of Common Tools, will be joining me for this conversation. Formerly Head of Corporate Strategy at Stripe, Alex is a co-author of the Resonant Computing Manifesto, which lays out a vision for technology that puts human agency first.
Commonwealth Club
Monday, June 22nd at 6pm in San Francisco, CA or Virtual
I’m thrilled that Scott Cook, Intuit’s Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee, will be taking the stage with me at the Commonwealth Club. This event will be both in-person and virtual, and you can add the purchase of a copy of Incorruptible to your registration for either option.
