“today my guest is Jason freed Jason is the co-founder and CEO of 37 signals”
Jason Fried
today my guest is Jason freed Jason is the co-founder and CEO of 37 signals
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Appetite-Driven Product Cycles (Shape Up)
Fix the time budget, not the scope: six-week appetites, two-person teams, and work that dies on time
Give Your Gut Credit: Judgment-First Decision Making
Every decision a human makes is a judgment call — so ask 'what do you think?' not 'what do you know?'
Low-Criticality Pilot for Changing How You Work
Never test a new way of working on something that matters — you get one shot at first impressions
The Bootstrapper's Constraint Discipline
Costs are the only thing you control — so stay small, do it yourself, and practice making money
The Commodity Generic Play (ONCE)
Find commodity software still charging luxury subscription prices, then sell a beautiful generic once
The Riff Test: Hiring for Gut Instinct
Pay finalists to build something, then critique it and ask what they'd do with two more days
The Stay-Up Scorecard
One number (profit) and one question (would I do it again) instead of OKRs, KPIs and a five-year plan
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