There’s a moment in every product where you have to stop tweaking and actually launch. This week, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson reflect on how 37signals decides when a product is truly ready for its first release. They share how they think about simplifying, sharpening, and ultimately knowing when it’s time to ship.

Key Takeaways

• 00:12 – Recognizing when a product is ready to meet the world
• 02:55 – Strip things back to the essentials first
• 07:32 – Weighing real-world feedback from early users
• 10:03 – Add the final layer of polish without overdoing it

Links and Resources

• Fizzy is a modern spin on kanban. Try it for free at fizzy.do
• "Quality: The Concept2 RowErg" from Jason's HEY World
• Record a video question for the podcast
• Books by 37signals
• Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com
• HEY World | HEY
• The REWORK podcast
• The Rework Podcast on YouTube
• The 37signals Dev Blog
• 37signals on YouTube
• @37signals on X

How do you land on the right price for a product? This week, 37signals co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson pull back the curtain on the pricing choices they’ve made over the years, including the options the public never saw. They talk about why chasing giant enterprise deals isn’t for them, and why simple, steady pricing beats clever tricks.

Key Takeaways

• 00:11 – The pricing experiments over the years
• 10:48 – Why 37signals avoids enterprise deals
• 18:05 – How Basecamp’s pricing style differs from HEY’s
• 25:12 – Avoiding gimmicks and overthinking
• 31:03 – Fizzy’s pricing model

Links and Resources

• Record a video question for the podcast
• Books by 37signals
• Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com
• HEY World | HEY
• The REWORK podcast
• The Rework Podcast on YouTube
• The 37signals Dev Blog
• 37signals on YouTube
• @37signals on X

Twice a year, the entire 37signals team meets up in person. This week, co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson talk about how these gatherings work, what they’re really for, and why the structure is intentionally loose. They share how the mix of optional hangouts and focused work sessions helps their fully remote team reconnect, recharge, and solve problems face-to-face.

Key Takeaways

• 00:14 – How 37signals approaches its twice-a-year meetups
• 01:52 – What’s required and what’s optional
• 04:09 – The deeper purpose behind bringing everyone together
• 07:51 – Finding the right blend of scheduled time and free time
• 16:37 – The limits of video calls
• 23:22 – Yes, there’s fun, but it’s still a work trip

Links and Resources

• Record a video question for the podcast
• Books by 37signals
• Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com
• HEY World | HEY
• The REWORK podcast
• The Rework Podcast on YouTube
• The 37signals Dev Blog
• 37signals on YouTube
• @37signals on X