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      Functional Areas: Funding, Legal, Marketing, Recruiting
      Skills: Leadership, Productivity

  4. About Jason Fried

    37signals is a privately held web application company based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The firm was co-founded in 1999 by CEO Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim as a web design company with a particular focus on usability, simplicity, and clarity in design and writing. 37signals also produces a popular blog, [http://www.37signals.com/svn/ Signal vs. Noise]. Carlos Segura left in 2000 and Ernest Kim left in 2003.

    The company is named for the 37 radio telescope signals identified by astronomer Paul Horowitz as potential messages from extraterrestrial intelligence.

  7. Quotes about Jason Fried

    1. “ I'm going to build a whole bunch of companies, just like Jason Fried's got Basecamp, Sortfolio, and all that. I'm going to do that same thing. ”
      In How Shopify Became Profitable By Helping Anyone Open An Online Boutique – with Tobias Lütke

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    2. Everything I need to know about startups, I learned from a crime boss

      Explore gigaom.com (Jan 7 2012)

      Everything I need to know about startups, I learned from a crime boss ...them. Don’t be a douchebag. “A business without a path to profit isn’t a business, it’s a hobby.” – Jason Fried, Rework We can build an awesome product and then give it away for free. We can bolt advertising to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Los Angeles   TechStars

    3. How to Get Good at Making Money

      Explore inc.com (Jan 3 2012)

      ...oat with crazy experiments. If you don't have a business, it's a perfect way to work on your chops. Jason Fried is co-founder of 37signals, a Chicago-based software firm, and co-author of the book Rework, which ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   AOL   Germany

    4. How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

      Explore A Smart Bear (Jun 27 2011)

      How to value your company for sale (Part 2) ...Most, but not all. There are plenty of folks who wouldn’t sell their company for a billion dollars; Jason Fried and Joel Spolsky are public examples from the bootstrapped startup world. I’ve heard various reason... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Joel Spolsky   Mark Suster

    5. How To Work Better with Your Co-Founder

      Explore ReadWriteWeb (Apr 15 2011)

      How To Work Better with Your Co-Founder ...ll the key principals. Never Minimize the Value of Your Co-Founder A few years ago at SxSW, Jason Fried gave a presentation on "Stuff We've Learned at 37 Signals." This is a talk that has really stuck w... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Google

    6. SlideDeck Founder How To Ensure Profits Before You Launch – with Chuck Longanecker

      Explore mixergy.com (Nov 10 2010) Marketing

      SlideDeck Founder How To Ensure Profits Before You Launch – with Chuck Longanecker ... have to be very careful. You can’t call it Basecamp SlideDeck necessarily. But I got in touch with Jason Fried, and I asked him. I of course wanted him to put it on his site. But he’s great. He said, absolutely... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Texas   Jason Fried   San Francisco

    7. Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Sep 27 2010)

      Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started ... writing from experienced entrepreneurs out there such as Paul Graham, Dharmesh here at OnStartups, Jason Fried and Joel Spolsky have prevented young entrepreneurs from making mistakes that they might have made ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Jason Fried   Joel Spolsky

    8. How Wild Apricot Became A Hit Only After Its Founder Left Himself No Other Option – with Dmitry Buterin

      Explore mixergy.com (Aug 17 2010) Marketing

      How Wild Apricot Became A Hit Only After Its Founder Left Himself No Other Option – with Dmitry Buterin ...t succeeding with the software, so we just shut it down. Andrew: You know what though? When I asked Jason Fried of 37signals, who has been really outspoken about how to create software online, he said, ‘Create w... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Nebraska   Jason Fried   Microsoft

    9. “Closing off options is a really good thing” [clip]

      Explore mixergy.com (Aug 12 2010)

      I asked Jason Fried, founder of 37 Signals, if he was closing off options by being so opinionated. Watch (or read) his ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried

    10. Launch what you need, not what you image others might need [clip]

      Explore mixergy.com (Jul 10 2010)

      "How did you decide what to put into your product's first version?" I asked Jason Fried of 37 Signals when I interviewed him. See (or read) his answer here. Launch what you need, not what... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried

    11. How Shopify Became Profitable By Helping Anyone Open An Online Boutique – with Tobias Lütke

      Explore mixergy.com (Jul 9 2010)

      How Shopify Became Profitable By Helping Anyone Open An Online Boutique – with Tobias Lütke ...new programming, Ruby on Rails. You said, ‘I’m going to build a whole bunch of companies, just like Jason Fried’s got Basecamp, Sortfolio, and all that. I’m going to do that same thing.’ Then you realized, ‘Wait... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Tim Ferriss   Guy Kawasaki

    12. Thesis Theme: How A Well-Designed WordPress Theme Became Big Business – with Chris Pearson

      Explore mixergy.com (Jul 6 2010)

      Thesis Theme: How A Well-Designed WordPress Theme Became Big Business – with Chris Pearson ...rance costs. I don’t have to pay for land or a place to run the store. None of that. Andrew: To use Jason Fried’s definition of ‘bootstrapped and proud’ or ‘successful bootstrapped company’, can we say that this... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Ramit Sethi   Chris Brogan

    13. 37 Startup Insights

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Jun 7 2010)

      ... had a chance to attend SxSW.  One of the highlights of my trip was a startup dinner which included Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of 37signals.  At the time, they had just come out with ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   Tim O'Reilly   David Heinemeier Hansson

    14. Book Review: Rework

      Explore rosskimbarovsky.com (Apr 18 2010)

      Book Review: Rework ...ons and because of their unique perspective on business. Rework is a collection of short essays by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, focusing on doing less and embracing constraints. Jason Fried co-founded 37signals and David Heinemeier Hansson later joined the company as a partner. [...] Book... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jason Fried   David Heinemeier Hansson

    15. Notes From SXSW 2010 And A Fabulous Startup Dinner

      Explore On Startups by Dharmesh Shah (Mar 25 2010)

      ... with some startup founders that also happened to be there.  Here were the folks in attendance: 1. Jason Fried, 37signals 2. Drew Houston, DropBox 3. Mike McDerment, FreshBooks 4. David Greiner , CampaignMonito... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Jason Fried   Adam Smith

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