Getting Real
By David Heinemeier Hansson & Jason Fried
The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application. 37signals, 2006.
Summary of Getting Real book by David Heinemeier Hansson & Jason Fried
An unconventional take on how to design web-based applications and online portals, with creative advice that can help any company adopt a lean, user-friendly approach for their next project in a low-risk, low-investment way.
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What do you get from this book? Powerful web application design strategies that cut through abstract notions and deliver results
When you scratch your own itch, you are more likely to develop a breakout product that others will want too
Make every effort to financially bootstrap your business and avoid taking on investors unless you must
Build a lean, agile team and then simplify your product design
Avoid perfectionism during the early days of designing a product—details are best left till last
Hire hungry candidates that are passionate, enthusiastic, and willing to learn about your company and product
Keeping your team productive means ridding your organization of time-wasting activities
Draw potential users to your app, product, or service by building a solution they can’t help but talk about
Select enticing promotions to boost awareness of your product before, during, and after a launch
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Who should read Getting Real book
- Entrepreneurs and startups
- software designers
- C-Suite level executives and other business leaders
- web developers
- programmers
About the author of Getting Real
David Heinemeier Hansson
As the co-founder and president of 37signals, Jason Fried remains as committed to scrappy, web-based tools that work as he did when he initially developed Basecamp and other leading enterprise software solutions. David Heinemeier Hasson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, which is the platform of choice for Twitter, Shopify, and more than one million other web apps.
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