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37Signals’

December 6, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves

Live w/ Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

On Friday 37signals founders Jason and David held a live web chat to talk about the new 37signal book, product updates, and live speaking events that they will be doing. They fielded tons of questions from people all over the world and answered my question! I asked, “How do you justify the time spent on [...]

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Posted Under Entrepreneurship

December 5, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves

Great interview with Jason Fried

I watched the 37signals live show yesterday and Jason actually answered my questions about how they can justify the time they spend on writing books over the time they spend on developing new and improving existing software. He said they have certain individuals dedicated to dev and some to writing…simple. I couldn’t repost the live [...]

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Posted Under Projects

November 24, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves

How to pick up Chicks and Customers with a Solid One Liner

When people think about a “one liner” they usually think of pick up lines. I do. But, pick up lines rarely work – I heard. You bust out a one liner at a bar and you’ll probably end up slapped or alone. If you want to prove me wrong next time you’re at the bar [...]

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Posted Under Brands & Marketing

November 18, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves

Understanding the importance of bottom up growth

Bottom up is the way to grow anything these days. Construction workers have know this for…well, forever. Surprisingly the idea of bottom up growth is just getting around to startups, politicians, and corporate America… probably in that order. 37 Signals When Jason Fried, founder of 37 Signals was first building his company he was inspired [...]

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Posted Under Entrepreneurship


  • Hi. I'm Ryan Graves and this is my personal blog. I'm an entrepreneur living in San Francisco, via Chicago, via Miami OH, via San Diego. My wife blogs too, and I love my family.

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