DHH at Startup School 08
Yesterday, I sat and listened to David Heinemeir Hansson’s presentation at Startup School 2008. Most people know DHH as the creator of Ruby on Rails, but he is also a co-founder of partner at 37signals, which could very easily be considered a successful startup. This is an amazing talk, filled with excellent insight into what is needed to create a profit.
Hint: you *DONT* have to create the next Facebook or MySpace to be a wildly successful startup. You just have to find something that someone else is doing and do it just a little better. The talk is ~30 minutes long and is absolutely worth your time to watch.
Fair warning: in typical DHH fashion, there are a few f-bombs sprinkled in throughout the talk. You may want to wear headphones. :)
@mike: I could have sworn that DHH and Jason Fried were co-founders. I could be wrong… wouldnt be the first time. :)
@Matt AFAIK, 37signals had design work that predated hiring DHH when he was still in school. But they are a much different company now than they were when they started. Their success is certainly inspiring.
@mike: thanks for pointing out my error. I’ve updated the post.
I also really enjoyed his presentation.
Minor nit:: DHH is a partner at 37signals, but I don’t believe he was a founder.