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Featured Presentations, Keynotes, and Interviews

Business
Design
2009
Jason Fried
Date May 7, 2009
Event BIG Omaha
Location Omaha, Nebraska
BIG Omaha

Jason Fried of 37signals at BIG Omaha 2009

Jason Fried talks about what he’s learned at 37signals over the years. He takes down a few popular myths in the business world—such as entrepreneurs should “Fail early and fail often”. He also highlights things that we can learn from more established businesses such as the lumber industry. His talk is followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Business
Programming
2008
David Heinemeier Hansson
Date April 19, 2008
Event Startup School
Location Stanford University
Startup School

David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals at Startup School 2008

David Heinemeier Hansson discusses the secret of making money online: charge for your products.

Business
Programming
2009
David Heinemeier Hansson
Date March 6, 2009
Event FOWA, Dublin
Location Dublin, Ireland
Future of Web Apps

David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals at FOWA Dublin 2009

David Heinemeier Hansson discusses the prospects of starting a business in “The Real World”. David explains that “The Real World” is filled with naysayers that say your idea won’t work. The first thing that an entrepreneur should do is ignore “The Real World”. David takes down the many myths of “The Real World” while sharing his successes in the face of all the naysayers.

Business
Design
2009
Jason Fried
Date February 23, 2009
Event FOWA, Miami
Location Miami, Florida
Future of Web Apps

Jason Fried of 37signals at FOWA Miami 2009

Jason Fried asks how the technology industry make money from byproducts. He questions the idea that “Free” is the future of the Web business. He also suggests that entrepreneurs focus on learning from past successes rather than past mistakes.

Design
2008
Ryan Singer
Date November 7, 2008
Event FOWD, New York
Location New York, New York
Future of Web Design

Ryan Singer of 37signals at FOWD New York 2008

Ryan Singer talks about specific techniques on crafting clear user interfaces. He challenges the audience to abandon the term “Usability” but rather thinking about interfaces in terms of clarity, making things easy, fast and fun. Ryan approaches interface design by first focusing on the Screen, then the Flow, and finally the Language.

Business
Design
2008
Jason Fried
Date October 16, 2008
Event Business Innovation Factory
Location Providence, Rhode Island
Business Innovation Factory

Jason Fried of 37signals at Business Innovation Factory 4

Jason Fried talks about how chefs and the food industry have inspired his approach to marketing software products. Chefs teach audiences how to cook in order to build their brands and sell products. He challenges the audience to share what they know in order to benefit their businesses.

Business
Design
2008
Jason Fried
Date October 14, 2008
Event Business of Software
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Business of Software

Jason Fried of 37signals at Business of Software 2008

Jason Fried talks about how 37signals approaches the business of building software. He advocates working on shorter projects, getting rid of functional specification documents, and the idea that all decisions are temporary. His talk is followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Business
Programming
2008
David Heinemeier Hansson
Date August 14, 2008
Event O’Reilly interview
Location Chicago, Illinois
O'Reilly

David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals interview with O’Reilly

David Heinemeier Hansson, interviewed by Timothy O'Brien, talks about Chicago—37signals’ home base— and how the Rails culture and community is evolving. David also discusses Agile and some of the technologies that are catching his attention.

Business
Programming
2007
David Heinemeier Hansson
Date October 26, 2007
Event Railsconf
Location Portland, Oregon
Railsconf

David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals at Railsconf

David Heinemeier Hansson talks about Ruby on Rails and where the framework is headed.

Design
2007
Ryan Singer
Date April 19, 2007
Event FOWD, London
Location London, England
Future of Web Design

Ryan Singer of 37signals at FOWD London 2007

Ryan Singer talks about 10 different ways to make sign-up forms better.

Business
Design
2006
Jason Fried
Date June 20, 2006
Event Collaborative Tech Conference
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Collaborative Technologies Conference

Jason Fried of 37signals at Collaborative Technologies Conference 2006

Jason Fried talks about what 37signals has learned over the years about collaboration and working together. He doesn’t offer any software solutions. Instead he proposes some rather unconventional ways in which to work together better.

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