Comments on: 37 Signals - Anywhere But Here

By: Lifeblog

Lifeblog — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:22:47 +0000

Om Malik’s Broadband Blog � 37 Signals - Anywhere But Here

Another from Om. Link: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog � 37 Signals - Anywhere But Here. Jason and his virtual bandmates are spread all over the country/world, and make a comfortable living from their efforts such as Ta-Da List and Basecamp.

By: jamin

jamin — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:49:40 +0000

Feel pretty close their getting real concept. Small enthusiatic teams can do better products than fortune 500 companies. Check out (link) if you want see where web future is going -> the first open source community website that will GPL his code.
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want a funny story about two do-it-themselves french guy in china.

By: Raghav Gupta

Raghav Gupta — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:48:19 +0000

Om,

Check out Blinksale, made by Firewheel Design.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:56:36 +0000

Well, simplicity doesn’t allways jibe with project management. Their Basecamp system is fine for a flat linear process but can’t help define larger project workflows.

Not a bad product just doesn’t have enough depth.

By: Mekin

Mekin — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:57:34 +0000

True .. customer satisfaction is key - to all business.
And they almost have a cult like following ..
another name that come to my mind when thinking of a cult like following is apple - and thats exactly my worry.

Someday i hope apple’s & 37signals’ simple & intuitive interfaces make it to the common man ..

By: Like It Matters

Like It Matters — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:28:12 +0000

Om + 37Signals

Two of our faves in one post — Om + 37Signals. GigaOm has a little review about the 37Signals MO as emblematic of the next round of Web startups. (Yes, the Signals have been around since Web 1.0, mocking what…

By: Damian

Damian — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:37:46 +0000

Running a virtual office is no small feat. My company has been running a virtual office for about a year now, with my team mates spread as far south as Miami, and as far north as Houghton, Mi.

I have looked to Jason and others that demonstrate the success of the virtual office model for suggestions. In fact Basecamp has been a large key to our success of the virtual office. The usability and versatility has made this application a staple in my company.

Also, Jason has one of the best-combined visions for business, web development and user interfaces in my opinion. Their Blog archive has some great reads on investment vs. boot strapping, focused interfaces, and other virtual office discussions. I think that more companies should listen up to what this small powerhouse is doing.

By: brandon

brandon — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:52:21 +0000

whoops! existence

By: brandon

brandon — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 06:59:06 +0000

Alright Om - well I got a company for you - pretty sure you know about its existance :) maybe someday it’ll get a mention!

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 06:09:58 +0000

i think the beauty of their model is their smallness, their virtual status. i think they understand what their end users want, and perhaps its tough for power users or early adopters to understand the simple-is-beautiful virtue of their model, but i just am amazed by the good will they enjoy from their customers. that is the ultimate pay-off. call me old fashioned.

By: Mekin

Mekin — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:36:49 +0000

In general the principle is that bigger players make simple products that cater to the general audience & smaller innovative & smart companies come out with niche stuff for the power users. (cars are the best example)

I hope 37signals goes on to become a big player in this field, though i see that as difficult. That, despite seeing the example of google doing well without any publicity (though a lot of distribution).

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:59:32 +0000

It’s a very impressive/interesting company with some very nice products… I don’t agree with their keep it absurdly simple model since I’m a power user, but for the mass-class I think their products are brilliant.

By: TabithMc

TabithMc — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:32:05 +0000

So Mr. Jeeves,

I see you often respond to Mr. Malik on his blog. And you keep talking about your companies but where are they? I don’t see h them on realtimeenterprise.com — so they must be vapor hitting the paper.

Anyway, one of my favorite Middle Eastern restaurant’s in Chicago is Reza’s. Looks like the White Sox are headed to the playoffs this year and with some luck the Cubs might squeek into the Wild Card in the NL!

By: jeeves

jeeves — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:03:03 +0000

Om: Most of our companies fit that mold. Thx for the post, as usual.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:55:56 +0000

of course it does. and a lot of it depends on how the company feels about itself.

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:41:27 +0000

Does it count if a company has a decent amount of Angel backing, some big dreams, and reasonable (in the black) revenue?