A few weeks ago I sat down with David Senra (of the outstanding Founders podcast) to record an interview for his new podcast. It just came out yesterday.
We talked for about two-and-a-half hours and hit on all sorts of topics including:
We talked for about two-and-a-half hours and hit on all sorts of topics including:
- Build Products for Yourself
- Low Costs, Small Company, Enough Customers
- Your Only Competition Is Your Costs
- How 37signals Stays Lean
- Rewriting Basecamp & Fighting Software Bloat
- Why "Enough" Beats Growth
- Product People vs. Business Shells
- The "So What?" Mindset
- Staying Close to Customers
- The Reward for Good Work Is More Work
- Six-Week Horizons & Compounding Decisions
- Anti-Fragile Business With Tiny Units
- Galápagos Product Design
- Radical Authenticity Over Marketing Tricks
- Rick Rubin & Intuition-Driven Building
- Lightning in a Bottle & Knowing When to Stop
- Defining Success: Pride in the Work
- Independence Through Profitability
- When Tech Adds Friction Instead of Value
- Ruthless Editing & What Never Changes
- Longevity as the Moat
- Building by Intuition
I throughly enjoyed the conversation. It's probably the one that most accurately captures my current lens on business and life.
You can listen on Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ecxE9JmIXyTouizVLQND7?si=c2b03e94c42e477f
YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdDCtMA1gSw
X here:
https://x.com/davidsenra/status/2023049664195690506
...and of course wherever you get your podcasts. Look for the podcast called "David Senra". And don't just listen to my episode — David has interviewed a bunch of wonderful, insightful people. David is worth listening to.
Hope you enjoy!
-Jason