Calendar Tetris
Ever find yourself trapped in a game of “Calendar Tetris,” where each meeting block interrupts the natural flow of your day, leaving you little room for meaningful work?
The Outwork Myth
In today’s hustle-centric work environment, there’s a prevailing pressure to showcase constant busyness, sometimes at the expense of genuine productivity.
What are you REALLY buying?
Every time you make a purchase, whether it’s a tangible product or a service, you’re casting a vote with your dollars for the type of company you want to support and the choices they make.
Underdo the Competition
In business, the idea that more is better often leads companies to engage in an endless race to add more features while losing sight of what truly matters to their users.
Speaking Gigs, Attending Conferences, and the Importance of Gathering
In a world dominated by virtual interactions, coming together in person offers an opportunity to foster deeper human connections that are impossible to achieve through any other means. Jason Fried recently took the stage in Vancouver and David Heinemeier Hansson did the same at Rails World in...
The F*#k No Feature
Have you ever wanted to bid farewell to bothersome emails without the hassle of unsubscribing or composing polite “please stop emailing me” requests?
Build an Audience
This episode kicks off with the Underdog Challenge winner sharing the unconventional strategies that enable his small business to take on their larger competitors.
Inspiration is Perishable
"Ideas are immortal. They last forever. What doesn’t last forever is inspiration. Inspiration is like fresh fruit or milk: it has an expiration date,”— from REWORK, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
You Don't Create a Culture
Company culture is more than just a buzzword or a section in your employee handbook.
Hiring Senior Leaders, Getting Started with Six-Week Cycles, and Other Listener Questions
In this episode of REWORK we’re turning the spotlight onto you, our listeners, with another episode of listener questions.
37signals Introduces ONCE
In a world where subscriptions have become the norm for everything from streaming services to heated car seats, the team at 37signals recently unveiled a new venture that’s poised to reintroduce the notion of software ownership with a pay-once model called ONCE.
Shape Up Principle: Decide When to Stop
In our recent episodes, we’ve been talking about the principles of Shape Up – the cornerstone of 37signals’ product development philosophy. We’ve explored the art of crafting a pitch and the decision-making process that takes place at the betting table.
TypeScript Drama and Open Source Opinions
Recently 37signals co-founders David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried found themselves at the center of an unexpected internet storm. It all began when David made a significant announcement: Turbo 8 would no longer be using TypeScript.
Shape Up Principle: The Betting Table
Picture this: a dimly lit room where velvet-robed figures gather in secret to make decisions of paramount importance as the fate of the pitches for the next product development cycle hangs in the balance.
Writing a Pitch
If you’ve been following the REWORK podcast, you’re undoubtedly acquainted with the concept of Shape Up, a cornerstone of 37signals’ approach to product development.
Are You an Underdog? We want to hear from you!
In this episode of REWORK, host Kimberly Rhodes sits down with 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson to hear about the company’s fondness for underdogs – small businesses that are scrappy, do more with less, and use creativity over big budgets.
Software Has Bugs
Bugs are an inevitable part of complex software and aiming for complete bug-free perfection is not only unrealistic, but it hinders progress and product delivery.
Rescuing A Project In Progress
Knowing when you’re in over your head and recognizing when a project has gone off the rails are crucial aspects of successful project management.
The Google Graveyard
Unlike some tech giants that have notoriously pulled the plug on beloved products (remember Google’s sudden discontinuation of Google Reader?), 37signals takes a vastly different approach with their pledge to support ALL of their products for the life of the internet.
Be Careful Who You Listen To
In today’s fast-paced information-saturated world, advice is abundant, but it can be difficult to determine which sources are truly reliable.
Leaving the Cloud: The Finale
You’ve no doubt heard the 37signals team talking about leaving the cloud. Well, now the transition is complete!
Two-Person Teams: Listener Questions
This week, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, join host Kimberly Rhodes to answer listener questions from the recent episode about Two-Person Teams. They tackle topics ranging from two-person team collaboration techniques to their innovative approach to team cooldown...
When to Jump into AI
When should small business owners start paying attention to AI? Is immediate action necessary, or are we already behind?
Buckets of Time
Time is a valuable resource that often leaves us longing for more hours to conquer our ever-expanding to-do lists. The relentless stream of emails, meetings, and responsibilities can easily hijack our concentration, reminding us that while we have 24 hours at our disposal, we don’t have 24 hours of...
Twitter is Still Up
It’s been more than seven months since Elon Musk purchased Twitter. Since then, a reported 80% of the company has been let go, reducing their staff from just under 8,000 employees to around 1,500.
It's Time to Care About Costs
In a time when many companies are disregarding profitability and spending recklessly, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson have taken a different approach at 37signals. They believe that caring about costs is a timely concern and a fundamental principle for running a successful small business.
Two Person Teams
If you’ve been following along with the podcast, you’ve heard the mention of two-person teams and how 37signals makes the most of its software features and productivity with just two people working together—one programmer and one designer.
Listener Questions Part 3
On the previous episode of the REWORK podcast, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, joined host Kimberly Rhodes to answer listener questions and share their insights on various topics such as project ownership, attracting talent, and building a successful team.
Listener Questions Part 2
On last week’s REWORK podcast, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, joined host Kimberly Rhodes to answer listener questions about their approach to design, decision-making, and more.
Listener Questions / AMA
In this episode of REWORK, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, join host Kimberly Rhodes to answer questions posed by REWORK listeners.
Taking a Sabbatical as a Business Owner
In this episode of REWORK, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, join host Kimberly Rhodes to discuss the power of taking sabbaticals as business owners.
Leaving the Cloud Part 2
In October 2022, 37signals announced they would transition off cloud services in a post titled “Why We’re Leaving the Cloud.”
The Power of Time Off
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founders of 37signals, advocate for taking extended breaks from work, as outlined in their book "It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work." While this practice is relatively common in many parts of the world, it’s less common in North America.
The Challenges of Remote Work
Remote work has become increasingly popular in recent years, offering several benefits, such as increased flexibility and the ability to work anywhere globally.
Hire Great Writers
Writing is crucial for communication and collaboration in both remote and in-person organizations.
Hire Managers of One
“Everyone should manage themselves” has been a core principle at 37signals from day one and has continued to be key as the company has expanded.
What's in a Name
37signals has undergone some name changes since its inception over 20 years ago: starting as 37signals in 1999, then changing to Basecamp in 2014, before switching back to 37signals in 2022.
8's Enough 40's Plenty
Are you working over 40 hours a week while putting your personal life on hold?
Pick A Fight
If you follow Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the co-founders of 37signals, anywhere online, you know they aren’t afraid to speak their minds and stand up for what they believe in.
Tales from the Front Lines
“When dealing with customers, especially those that are angry, there are always two tokens on the table. One is the token for it just doesn’t matter. It’s not a big deal. And the other token is it’s the end of the world. We pick one, and the customer picks the other.”—Chase Clemons
Put Everyone on the Front Lines
What is your method of connecting with your customers? Does your product or service make sense to them, and do you understand how they see it?
Year in Review: Growing as a Company
With the year ending, it’s a good time to reflect on how far you’ve come in the past year as a company.
Sound Like You
A small business has many benefits, like being able to move quickly, stay flexible and pivot when needed, something big businesses can’t do as easily.
Let Your Customers Outgrow You
Customer relationships don’t have to last forever. Keeping your hands wrapped around every customer will only lead to trying to evolve into something you’re not is the death knell for your business.
Your Estimates Suck
“Getting out of estimates and getting into appetites and budgets is the single most important thing that we have instituted.”— David Heinemeier Hansson
Come Small, Come All
There’s a lot of talk in the tech world about getting bigger, growing as fast as you can, and getting investor money so you can scale quickly.
Out-Teach Your Competition
with Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonThroughout its tenure, 37signals has consistently grown without spending much on marketing.
Small BusinessCompany Meet-Up: Amsterdam Edition
with Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonMeetups offer remote companies an opportunity to gather away from the day-to-day for more in-depth conversations that foster deeper relationships for the team and bigger leaps for the company.
Small BusinessDecisions are Temporary
with Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonCo-founders of 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss decision making within an organization. Small businesses have the advantage of being nimble and able to change course quickly, so there’s no reason to get caught up in the “what ifs.”
Small Business, DHH and Jason FriedLeaving the Cloud
with David Heinemeier Hansson and Eron NicholsonCloud services have been used by tech companies for many years, but it’s not the only way. Hear why 37signals is making the decision to go in another direction.
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