Maintaining a business partnership, simple product design & other listener questions – REWORK

This week on the REWORK podcast, 37signals co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson answer another round listener questions. Jason and David talk about the ups and downs of their long-running business partnership and friendship, tackle a critical question about Basecamp, and share their thoughts on starting a new company. Plus, they reveal the inspiration behind their Campfire software.

*Key Takeaways*

00:34 – How Jason and David's partnership has stood the test of time

09:21 – A listener's opinion on Basecamp's shortcomings

14:56 – Advice for building a new company from the ground up.

25:35 – Creating products out of a need versus seeing a business opportunity

*Links & Resources*

Is group chat making you sweat? - https://signalvnoise.com/svn3/is-group-chat-making-you-sweat/

Books by 37signals - https://37signals.com/books

Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com 

Once. com – https://once.com/

Campfire – https://once.com/campfire

HEY – https://www.hey.com/

The REWORK podcast – https://37signals.com/podcast/


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Rework is a production of 37signals. You can find show notes and transcripts on our website. Full video episodes are available on YouTube and X.

If you have a question for Jason or David about a better way to work and run your business, leave us a voicemail at 708-628-7850 or email, and we might answer it on a future episode.