Jason Fried

@jason_fried@robot.villas

Jason Fried's HEY World essays on business, design, product development, software, and running 37signals.

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$5300 in $100s: The verdict #Business #Product #Startup
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Aug 28, 2026
$5300 in $100s #Business #Startup #Productivity
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Aug 26, 2026
Mistaking making for the thing you've made #Business #Product #Design
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Jul 24, 2026
The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it. #Software #Business #Product
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Mar 20, 2026
A new interview #Business #Product #Design
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Feb 16, 2026
Great design was a Cuisinart #Design #Business #Product
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Jan 14, 2026
The joy of delegating to competence #Business #Productivity #Leadership
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Jan 6, 2026
The big regression #Business #Product #Software
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Jan 5, 2026
Introducing Fizzy, our newest product #Business #Product #Startup
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Dec 3, 2025
A beta is like inviting guests over #Business #Product #Design
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Nov 29, 2025
Quality: The Concept2 RowErg #Business #Product #Quality
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Nov 18, 2025
The next product #Business #Product #Startup
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Oct 13, 2025
When design drives behavior #Design #Product #Business
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Oct 7, 2025
What to do with $2M? #Business #Startup #Finance
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Sep 25, 2025
Marketing is... #Business #Marketing #Product
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Aug 28, 2025
An obligation to independence #Business #Startup #Entrepreneurship
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Aug 21, 2025
Knives and battleships #Business #Product #Design
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Jul 25, 2025
A fly and luck #Business #Productivity #Startup
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Jul 19, 2025
Years of evidence #Business #Product #Software
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Jun 4, 2025
Turning back can be getting ahead #Business #Productivity #Strategy
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Jun 2, 2025
Cover letters? Yes! #Business #Product #Startup
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May 22, 2025
On Legacy #Business #Product #Design
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May 18, 2025
Why new when? #Business #Product #Design
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May 8, 2025
Doing what you think, not what you thought #Productivity #Business #Mindset
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Apr 8, 2025
Go do business #Business #Startup #Entrepreneurship
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Mar 25, 2025
Randomly right #Business #Product #Design
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Mar 12, 2025
Hiring judgement #Hiring #Business #Judgment
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Feb 21, 2025
Governor Newsom: Please help Franklin fire victims #Community #Support #DisasterRelief
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Feb 7, 2025
What's still here? #Business #Product #Design
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Feb 6, 2025
We increased conversion ~30% and we don't know exactly how #Business #Growth #Productivity
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Feb 3, 2025