How does 37signals decide when software is ready to ship? In this episode of The REWORK Podcast, 37signals’ co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss the company's Seven Shipping Principles. They dive into when a product update is good enough to ship and the importance of making updates to solve actual problems.
Key Takeaways:
- 00:11 – We only ship good work.
- 03:36 – The problem with MVPs
- 04:41 – We ship when we're confident.
- 10:08 – We own the issues after we ship.
- 13:41 – We don’t ship if it isn’t right.
- 17:11 – Making sure your solution tackles a real problem
- 20:00 – We ship to our appetite.
Links and Resources:
- “Seven Shipping Principles” from the 37signals website
- Books by 37signals
- 30-day free trial of HEY
- Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com
- HEY World | HEY
- The REWORK podcast
- The Rework Podcast on YouTube
- The 37signals Dev Blog
- 37signals on YouTube
- @37signals on X
Hosts & Guests
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published8 January 2025 at 09:00 UTC
- Length23 min
- Season2
- Episode138
- RatingExplicit