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Pretty vague announcement, I find it hard to believe 37 signals will stray too far from the SaaS cash cow they arguably helped to create with basecamp..
by mercwear 3y ago
Pretty vague announcement, I find it hard to believe 37 signals will stray too far from the SaaS cash cow they arguably helped to create with basecamp..
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- cpach 3y agoOTOH, the founders probably have enough cash now that they can comfortably launch side-projects that doesn’t require subscriptions.
- tough 3y agoRight? That they pinoeered the current meta should be more indicative that they are ready to move from it than stay on it forever. Good for them I guess, I do hope we see more custom artisan software out there and less VC SaaS milkcows
- gkedzierski 3y agoHow much of that is just "contrarian as a marketing tactic"?
- mercwear 3y agoIMHO, all of it. The real winner is whoever they bought "Once.com" from, good for that person =)
- tough 3y agoSadly it works and here we're talking about it. But yeah I agree
- forbiddenvoid 3y agoIt's exactly that. Jason and DHH have built their entire personal brands on contrarianism. It works for them, but at a certain point it feels inauthentic.
- mercwear 3y agoIt's 100% not authentic. I have worked directly with one of the two you mentioned and it was an awful experience. The way they treated people around them (both people they knew personally and people at the company I worked with them at) was awful. Based on my experience with them I have never used another 37 signals product.
- benhurmarcel 3y agoYes it feels a bit ironic coming from a pure SaaS company (Basecamp and Hey).