Hi Reader,
Eric Ries is the guy who invented the Lean Startup. If you’ve ever talked about minimum viable products or pivoting 👉that’s his language. He genuinely changed how Silicon Valley launches things.
Eric takes his business/start-up expertise, and we go deep on the broke thinking that holds so many churches back. The assumption that the cheapest option is always the smartest one. Eric makes the case—with research and real examples—that it’s actually the opposite.
Cheaper is off mission, and in the end, it costs you more.
We also get into why the harder path is often easier in the long run, and what it looks like to build something truly incorruptible in an era when every institution seems to be compromising its mission. This conversation went by so fast.
🎧 Listen now and take the next step toward healthier leadership. Watch it on YouTube or tune in wherever you listen to podcasts.
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