Twenty dollars in an envelope
People are happy to pay for things that are good. Don’t be afraid to charge for your services. – Jason Fried, 37signals Kyle and I recently interviewed Jason Fried, of 37signals, for our podcast Product People. He had a great story…
Where would you rather work: 37signals or Zappos?
I took both of these shots: the photo of 37signals was taken when I visited in 2010, and the picture at Zappos from my recent visit in early 2012. My latest visit reminded me of Ryan Carson’s post that compared photos he’d seen…
I worked a day at 37signals, and I liked it
Recently 37signals opened their new office. It’s beautiful and functional… [but] I now believe Zappos’ chaotic and messy offices are much more effective at promoting happiness and innovation. – Ryan Carson, Think Vitamin blog post In February, Ryan Carson of…
The sex and cash theory
I’m a big fan of Hugh MacLeod’s sex and cash theory: The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs. One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills.” This is true in almost every…
This is a classy move
After two outages on their chatting app Campfire, 37signals sent out this tweet: Nobody will be paying for Campfire this month. We didn’t earn a dime after two outages within one week. So sorry for the disruption. A great example…
Review of 37signals’ first app for the iPad: Draft
37signals caused quite a commotion this past week when they released their first app for the iPad, called Draft. Draft is a simple sketching tool, that allows you to draw in white or red (only two colors) on a black…
