Mentors Like Eric Ries
Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and author known for his Lean Startup methodology. If you follow Eric Ries, these are the 24 most similar thought leaders we track, matched by profile similarity and ranked by their Modern Mentor AI credibility rating.

Robert T. Kiyosaki
Bestselling author and investor known for challenging traditional financial advice through his Rich Dad series.
Credibility rating: 570/1000

Gary Vaynerchuk
A successful entrepreneur, he grew a $3M family business into a $60M venture, now runs a leading digital agency, invests greatly, and hosts a popular business insights show.
Credibility rating: 425/1000

Ramit Sethi
New York Times bestselling author, writes for over a million subscribers, hosts a pod on love & money.
Credibility rating: 385/1000

Simon Sinek
Optimist teaching leaders to inspire across various sectors, author of two books, and inspiring Twitter figure.
Credibility rating: 379/1000

Mike Michalowicz
Mike Michalowicz is a successful entrepreneur and author known for his innovative business strategies.
Credibility rating: 373/1000

Seth Godin
Seth Godin is a prominent author and marketing expert known for his influential books and innovative ideas.
Credibility rating: 318/1000

Dan Ariely
Duke University professor and founder of Center for Advanced Hindsight, author of multiple NYT bestsellers, startups owner.
Credibility rating: 226/1000

Russell Brunson
Serial entrepreneur who achieved millionaire status within a year of college, now owns multiple companies.
Credibility rating: 219/1000

Rob Fitzpatrick
Business owner and author of three enduring handbooks used in universities and companies globally.
Credibility rating: 205/1000

Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is a bestselling author known for his works on Stoicism and marketing.
Credibility rating: 160/1000

Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is a prominent entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for co-founding PayPal and Palantir Technologies.
Credibility rating: 157/1000

Guy Kawasaki
Chief evangelist at Canva, ex-Apple advisor, Google Motorola consultant, author, and Stanford/UCLA grad.
Credibility rating: 124/1000

Eric Thomas
Acclaimed author, speaker, and educator known as ET, uses personal struggles to inspire. A dissertation away from PhD.
Credibility rating: 119/1000

Greg Mckeown
Greg McKeown is a leadership strategist and author known for his book 'Essentialism.'
Credibility rating: 108/1000

Jake Knapp
Author of "Make Time" & "Sprint", created design sprint at Google, coached 150+ companies.
Credibility rating: 93/1000

Marty Cagan
Tech executive with experience at eBay, Netscape, and HP, founded SVPG, is an author and global speaker.
Credibility rating: 65/1000

Brian P. Moran
Brian P. Moran is the founder of The 12 Week Year and an expert in leadership and execution.
Credibility rating: 64/1000

Yves Pigneur
Yves Pigneur is a Belgian computer scientist and professor known for the Business Model Canvas.
Credibility rating: 63/1000

Steve Krug
Steve Krug is a usability consultant and author known for his influential book on web usability.
Credibility rating: 62/1000

Rick Tetzeli
Rick Tetzeli is an executive editor at Fast Company and co-author of a notable biography on Steve Jobs.
Credibility rating: 60/1000

Gino Wickman
Gino Wickman is an entrepreneur and author known for developing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).
Credibility rating: 57/1000

Michael E. Gerber
Michael E. Gerber is a renowned entrepreneur and author known for his contributions to small business development.
Credibility rating: 54/1000

Gabriel Weinberg
Gabriel Weinberg is the CEO and Founder of DuckDuckGo, focusing on Internet privacy.
Credibility rating: 52/1000

Jeff Gothelf
Jeff Gothelf is a coach and consultant specializing in product development and organizational culture.
Credibility rating: 10/1000