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Out-Teach Your Competition

Out-Teach Your Competition

FromREWORK


Out-Teach Your Competition

FromREWORK

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Throughout its tenure, 37signals has consistently grown without spending much on marketing. How'd the company do this? By out-teaching their competition.  Recently, they've begun sharing their thoughts on company decisions and even doing product walkthroughs on their YouTube channel.  Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the Co-founders of 37signals, discuss the true value of sharing the behind-the-scenes of how they work and what they've learned in over 20 years in business. Show Notes: 
[00:40] - The transparency in sharing the winding road of building your business.
[01:17] - Why we share the behind-the-scenes of our work.
[02:40] - David shares that the philosophy of out-teaching the competition is in their DNA. 
[03:04] - Building the company without overspending on advertising by sharing what we do through various mediums. 
[03:33] - Jason shares why the go big or go home tropes for building businesses fails to show all the options.
[04:38] - How we built Basecamp.
[05:25] - It doesn't have to be all or nothing: how sharing makes things more approachable for more people.  
[06:16] - The key to sharing what people need to hear when starting out.
[07:13] - The value of practical and pragmatic lessons for small to medium-sized businesses.
[09:01] - David shares why the lessons from mega companies might be detrimental to your company. 
[12:33] - Sharing the behind-the-scenes, how we work, and what we've learned in our over 20 years of business through our Discussing Decisions! Videos on YouTube. 
[13:49] - Why you won’t normally find the 'good stuff' in content marketing. 
[16:54] - Why Jason and David are not afraid of sharing their 'chef's' secrets. 
[18:21] - The "secret ingredient" lesson from Kung Fu Panda.

[19:08] - Why most businesses succeed (or fail).
[19:26] - The topics Jason and David don't feel are worth sharing.
[21:32] - Jason shares why they don’t discuss revenue.
[22:48] - Changing your lens of view to discover the value of the truth vs. a vanity metric.
company. 
[23:41] - The immense value of sharing the 'true gold.'
 Links and Resources:Discussing Decisions! A Basecamp Pricing ExperimentDiscussing Decisions! Card Tables and To-Dos37signals on YouTubeThe 37signals Guide to Making DecisionsRework bookThe REWORK podcastThe 37signals Dev Blog@reworkpodcast on Twitter@37signals on Twitter
Released:
Nov 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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