V1 is for Us

In this week's episode of The REWORK Podcast, 37signals’ co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson share their approach to product design, explaining why the first version of a product (V1) is always built for the company's internal use case. They discuss responding to user feedback and the importance of actively using their own products to uncover issues. They also dive into the challenges they've faced when building software for someone else's needs vs. their own. Key Takeaways: 00:35 - The problem with imagined use cases 07:21 - A trimmed down V1 gives you permission to focus on what's most important 10:28 - The story of Highrise 17:27 - “Dogfooding” to help identify and address product issues 20:48 - Avoid the temptation to react too quickly to early customer feedback 23:11 - Design breakthroughs come to life by creating innovative solutions Links and Resources: Version 1 is for you – Jason Fried's HEY World post Books by 37signals Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com\ HEY World | HEY The REWORK podcast The Rework Podcast on YouTube The 37signals Dev Blog 37signals on YouTube @37signals on X

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