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They (In my eyes) seem to value being contrarian over being right. Which is a valid strategy - you don't get traffic to a blog by re-stating accepted wisdom. I
by axod 17y ago
They (In my eyes) seem to value being contrarian over being right. Which is a valid strategy - you don't get traffic to a blog by re-stating accepted wisdom.
If the norm was to do a startup on the side whilst remaining in full time employment, then I'd say it's pretty likely 37singles would do a post about how you should have the balls to quit your job and how you're doing yourself a disservice etc etc
- mbrubeck 17y agoI don't think their problem is that they're contrarian for no reason. I think their problem is they generalize from their own experience to say what's best for everyone - even though everyone else may do it differently for a reason. In this case, the post reflects 37signals' experience building their product business as a "side project" while still doing consulting work as a "day job." When they focus more on "Here's what we did and why we think it worked for us" instead of "Here's what you're doing and why it's dumb" then their posts are much more informative.
- axod 17y agoYeah you're right. I think it's a mixture of both. In any event following just their advice would be crazy.