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Today’s show is the first of a two part series in which Dan and Ian are speaking with someone who’s been a great influence on them: David Heinemeier Hannson.
David is the co-founder of Basecamp and creator of Ruby on Rails. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about a subject that some see as a blueprint for getting mega rich and others consider a dirty word: Venture Capital.
Wade Foster also offers his thoughts and experiences of taking seed funding for Zapier, the company he co-foundered.
Listen to this week’s show and learn:
- The differences between success in the VC world and building a successful lifestyle business. (6:03)
- How David and his partner decided to sell a minority stake in Basecamp. (16:38)
- Why keeping yourself engaged in your business can end up being extremely profitable. (24:45)
- How Wade’s life has changed since taking a million dollars in venture capital for Zapier. (25:51)
- Why investing more money doesn’t always guarantee faster growth. (28:48)
Mentioned in the episode:
- The Dynamite Circle
- David Heinemeier Hansson
- Basecamp
- Ruby on Rails
- ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
- Zapier
- Getting Real
- Jason Fried
- Reconsider
- Y Combinator
- Paul Graham
- Chris Sacca
- Maverick by Ricardo Semler
- Kathy Sierra
- Jeff Bezos
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- TMBA244: “I Got My First Monies, What Should I Do Now?”
- TMBA290: A Conversation About Bootstrapping and Drop Shipping With Andrew Youderian
- TMBA323: No Office Required
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Cheers,
Dan & Ian