Seven Shipping Principles – REWORK

How does 37signals decide when software is ready to ship? In this episode of The REWORK Podcast, 37signals’ co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss the company's Seven Shipping Principles. They dive into when a product update is good enough to ship and the importance of making updates to solve actual problems.

*Key Takeaways*

00:11 – We only ship good work.
03:36 – The problem with MVPs
04:41 – We ship when we're confident.
10:08 – We own the issues after we ship.
13:41 – We don’t ship if it isn’t right.
17:11 – Making sure your solution tackles a real problem
20:00 – We ship to our appetite.

*Links and Resources*

“Seven Shipping Principles” from the 37signals website – https://37signals.com/seven-shipping-principles/

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