The Biography of 37signals, Whose Web Apps Are Used By 3 Million People – with Jason Fried
Instead of debating his contrarian business views, I asked Jason Fried about how 37signals used those ideas to bootstrap a company that’s been profitable since its first year in business and whose web apps are used by over 3 million people.
If you listen to us go through the biography of 37signals, I think you’ll understand Jason’s minimalist approach to business and see how it helps a company grow. Along the way, even diehard fans of 37signals will learn some things that I don’t think have been revealed before, like what the company does with all those profits they make.
Jason’s book, REWORK, recently became a bestseller for the same reasons that I think this interview will be one of my post popular, he takes bold stands and backs them up with his own experiences.
Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37signals. Jason believes there’s real value and beauty in the basics. Jason co-wrote all of 37signals books, and is invited to speak around the world on entrepreneurship, design, management, and software.
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Hey, everyone. It’s Andrew Warner, founder of Mixergy.com, Home of the Ambitious Upstart. Today I’ve got with me Jason Fried, co-founder of 37Signals, the bootstrapped company that has over three million users of their web based apps. And the co-founder of Rework. Jason, how’s the book doing, by the way, before we into the rest of the interview?
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