“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”
Albert Einstein (via 37signals)
The back cover of Rework, 37signals soon-to-be-released book on business. I intensely admire 37signals company — they continuously demonstrate the power of small and simple in everything they do.
I’m excited to say that it looks like I’ll soon be passing 1,000 followers on Tumblr—and not so far on Twitter, either. I’m planning a little giveaway to celebrate both, for each of the thousandth subscribers. However, Outpost is too niche, and an iTunes gift card seems too dull.
How about a free copy of one of my favorite books, Getting Real? Other suggestions?
“If you’re a designer who doesn’t do any writing, you’re going to hit a brick wall in your career at some point.”
Ryan Singer, lead designer at 37signals
“The lesson: Once your user base has grown beyond a certain point, you cannot take features away from them. They will freak out. Whether the feature is good or bad, once you launch it you’ve married it. This changes the economics of feature additions. If you can’t destroy what you build, each addition holds the threat of clutter. Empty pixels and free space where a new feature could be added are the most valuable real estate on your app. Don’t be quick to sell it, because you can never get it back.”
Ryan Singer, Features are a one-way street
This was posted on SvN almost a year ago, but I think it really speaks to the heart of the current discontent on Twitter.
“I’m not saying that you can’t have success by pouring in all your waking hours. Of course you can. I’m saying that you don’t have to. That the correlation between the two is weak.”
David Heinemeier, The lifestyle business bullshit
iPhone cake: What, no Outpost? Happy Birthday, Ryan and Jason!
“A recession-induced need for cash, and an ever-growing infrastructure enabling individuals to act as (part-time) entrepreneurs, are fueling concepts that help ordinary consumers make money instead of just spending it.”
No Ads on Get Satisfaction? Yep. 4reals. »
Big move from GetSatisfaction. Seems their PR department is doing a bit of overtime since 37signals critical blog post and recent follow up.
