- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST

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Back again almost 300 episodes later, Jason sits down with David Hansson (DHH) of 37signals.
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1:00 Hey everybody! Today we have 37signals' David Heinemeier Hansson!
3:20 Launchedu.co conference information, email [e-mail] with questions
4:00 Sourcebits, begin your mobile app development journey
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8:00 What's gone on in the last three years?
10:21 How is it different now for tech companies going public?
12:00 Discussion on accounting and valuation
13:40 It felt like a lot of people got fooled?
15:47 How bad is the media today in the U.S.?
16:30 Groupon IPO discussion
20:20 Groupon = Chicago stigma
23:20 How did you know SaaS was going to be such a success?
27:00 Discussion on personal financial risk when launching a start-up
30:00 Discussion on hardware advancements
31:31 Discussion on human capital: Employee freedom? Employee empowerment?
32:15 What's your position on Marisa?
35:05 What is the secret to having remote workers?
38:05 What's the secret to managing? 38:30 39:25 What would you do at Yahoo?
41:30 Which products have you discontinued?
42:40 How big is 37Signals?
44:00 You've had many opportunities to sell?
44:30 Amazon discussion
47:40 What do you think Apple should do know?
49:18 Do you think Apple is going to come out with another breakthrough product?
51:10 Samsung discussion
53:45 Chromebook/Google discussion
58:30 How much do you work?
1:00:58 Do you ever feel like you missed out?
1:03:13 What is the future for 37Signals? New products?
1:05:27 Where does your philosophy of happiness come from?
1:13:20 Was 37Signals an overnight success?
1:14:39 Do you have competitors?
1:17:10 What's next for you? What are you excited about?
1:18:17 15Five discussion
1:20:00 Office politics discussion
1:21:17 April Fool's Kickstarter
1:22:15 Thank you David! Great episode! Follow David on Twitter @dhh
1:25:30 Mark Chatow from Sourcebits introduction!
1:25:40 Launch Festival discussion
1:27:40 Do you think next year there will be millions of dollars being implemented towards new ideas?
1:30:30 Next year predictions for Launch
1:31:00 Luis Hervella with Instaplayer introduction!
1:32:28 Instaplayer discussion
1:33:20 How much do you charge?
1:36:23 Great episode see you next time!