{"podcast":{"title":"Solar Maverick Podcast","slug":"solar-maverick-podcast-75045","podcast_index_feed_id":75045,"rss_url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3741974/Podcast_2.jpg","author":"Benoy Thanjan","episode_count":289,"summary":"The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy one of the industries top companies. Benoy is known for his passion, leadership and style. Always eager to truly learn from his guests, Thanjan digs deep and provides a tangible blueprint for his listeners to put what he’s learning to immediate use - making the show not only funny but entertaining, energetic and hyper -useful.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T20:17:03.589335+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045"},"episode":{"title":"SMP 289:   The Author of The Lean Startup Explains How to Build an Incorruptible Company","slug":"smp-289-the-author-of-the-lean-startup-explains-how-to-build-an-incorruptible-company","published_at":"2026-06-30T10:27:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/smp-289-the-author-of-the-lean-startup-explains-how-to-build-an-incorruptible-company","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045","url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-289-the-author-of-the-lean-startup-explains-how-to-build-an-incorruptible-company/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jkhvkiqmnsppr5yu/v2_-_SMP_289_Eric_Ries7sg66.mp4","summary":"In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup, about his new book, Incorruptible. Eric explains why successful companies often lose their mission as they grow, take on outside capital, and face pressure to prioritize short-term shareholder returns over long-term value. He explores how founders can protect the original purpose of their companies through stronger governance, legal structures, aligned investors, and what he calls “mission integrity.” The conversation also covers lessons from Costco, FedMart, Anthropic, public benefit corporations, employee ownership, and purpose trusts. Eric also explains why the core principles of The Lean Startup remain highly relevant in the age of artificial intelligence.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup, about his new book, Incorrupti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1899,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/episodes/smp-289-the-author-of-the-lean-startup-explains-how-to-build-an-incorruptible-company/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/smp-289-the-author-of-the-lean-startup-explains-how-to-build-an-incorruptible-company.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}