Episode Appearances
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · May 24, 2026
689: Eric Ries - The Costco Hot Dog, Why Good Companies Go Bad, Financial Gravity, Building Incorruptible Organizations, and The Lean Startup's Unfinished Business
“Founder of modern retail; pioneered fiduciary-to-customer model; father of Costco's ethos through Jim Senegal”
Corporate governance and fiduciary duty structuresPurpose-driven business models and conscious capitalismShareholder primacy vs. stakeholder capitalism
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The Knowledge Project · Dec 30, 2025
The Outlier Playbook: The Patterns Behind Enduring Success
“Retail pioneer who founded FedMart and Price Club, pioneering 'intelligent loss of sales' and warehouse club model”
Resilience and adversity as competitive advantageAction bias and decision-making under uncertaintyBusiness system design and operational simplification
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Acquired · Dec 15, 2025
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
“Costco founder; autobiography was primary source for Costco episode research”
Podcast Production and Editorial ProcessLong-Form Audio Content StrategyFounder Partnership Dynamics
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IKEA
“Compared to Ingvar as merchant-founder pioneering scale-based retail model”
Flat-pack furniture design and manufacturingFoundation-based corporate ownership structuresSupply chain strategy and supplier relationships
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