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Indeed, giving people just what they need has been the business model for selling kitchens for many decades, and the main principle has since been adopted by many other companies selling products (Dell comes first to mind), and to a lesser extent se…
Hello Charles,
Thanks for responding with this blog.
Your posts made me think reflect on my won work area.
I could relate to the first point - "give people just what they need and rarely do people truly need everything". Over the years I have obser…
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- What do you do?
- Software Engineering
- What are you most interested in learning?
- How to run a successful business.
- What do you have to offer the PMBA Community?
- Running a solo software business, best free application development tools.
- What do you want to achieve in this community?
- Tips and tools that can be used right now to make a better product and increase sales.
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What I got from Getting Real by 37signals
This post started as a response to Shantanu Deshmukh question about what I got from reading 37signals. I decided to make it a blog post to share with everyone.
One of the overall messages I got from Getting Real was to give people just what they need and rarely do people truly need everything. One quote from the book is "Do less than your competitors to beat them. Solve the simple problems and leave the hairy, difficult, nasty problems to everyone else." The product I'm building is called Flip-… Continue
One of the overall messages I got from Getting Real was to give people just what they need and rarely do people truly need everything. One quote from the book is "Do less than your competitors to beat them. Solve the simple problems and leave the hairy, difficult, nasty problems to everyone else." The product I'm building is called Flip-… Continue
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:40am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:10am on April 22, 2009,
Martha Stem said…
- Hey there - well timing is everything so perhaps you have hit the market at the perfect time for you service - keep us posted on your success :)
- At 10:38pm on April 15, 2009,
Martha Stem said…
- hi Charles - how are things going with your site testing? Since it is a site devoted to real estate investing Do you think current financial market conditions may influence your success more than the design of your site?
- At 10:48am on April 2, 2009,
Shantanu said…
- Charles,
Any particular insight from 37 signals you would like to post?
Thanks for writing back.
Keep posting!
-Shantanu
- At 1:11pm on April 1, 2009,
Shantanu said…
- Hello Charles,
Welcome to the PMBA Community.
Good to have you here.
Have you checked Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got by Jay Abraham. I think you will find some of the best ideas in here to increase sales...immediately. And for making a better product, there is a great book available free of cost online - Getting Real by 37signals. Please refer to the PMBA Recommended Reading List.
What is your opinion? Are there any other books which you benefited from immensely?
Please feel free to share your insights and questions on the community.
Participate continually, stay long enough and contribute as much as you gain. That way you will make the most of PMBA.
I look forward to some insightful posts and discussions from you.
Welcome again to the PMBA Community!
-Shantanu
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