A conversation with Jason Fried

Jun 01 2011 Published by Tyron Bache under Quotes, Social Media

One of the reasons I love Twitter is because you can connect with people and I did just that, I connected with one of my heroes, Jason Fried.

If you don’t know who Jason Fried is try Googling him. So how did the conversation begin you might ask? Well Jason tweeted about his latest Inc. Magazine article, Don’t Exaggerate Your Size, which I read rather quickly and could relate to as I am currently running a one man company of my own, Smashing Web Development. I then paused and thought that I had never seen Jason publish content via a personal website or blog and wondered why. I then headed over to Google to go and see if I could find such a place, a personal haven for Jason online, but I couldn’t.

I found this Friedisms, a parody, and asked him if it was his or if he had a website or blog. He tweeted back and said it wasn’t his but he wish they kept it up though. The posts there ran dry about a year ago.

I then stumbled across jasonfried.com and I thought this was it but it wasn’t to be as Jason quickly replied and said that he didn’t own it.

I then pestered him with one last question, which was if he had a specific reason he didn’t have a personal website and threw in some flattery to sweeten the tweet. In true Jason Fried style he answered brilliantly; he doesn’t have anything more to say on a personal site that he doesn’t say elsewhere.

I didn’t want to drag it out any longer as I had lots to do so I agreed with and thanked Jason for answering all of my questions. Finally he was even kind enough to reply to that.

So, in summary, why doesn’t Jason Fried have a personal website?
Because he doesn’t need one, he says all he needs to say exactly where it needs to be said.

For your reference, some of Jason’s web presence:

I would love to find the best content that Jason has produced online, please feel free to add and describe relevant links in the comments.

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A lesson from Jason

Mar 01 2011 Published by Tyron Bache under Business, Inspiration, Quotes

This is a quote from a post by Jason Fried – How to Make Money in 6 Easy Steps

The lesson: People are happy to pay for things that work well. Never be afraid to put a price on something. If you pour your heart into something and make it great, sell it. For real money. Even if there are free options, even if the market is flooded with free. People will pay for things they love.

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Underdo your competition

Jun 16 2010 Published by Tyron Bache under Business, Quotes

“You don’t need to outdo the competition. It’s expensive and defensive. Underdo your competition. We need more simplicity and clarity.”

Jason Fried, SXSW 2006

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Jason Fried on Development

May 13 2010 Published by Tyron Bache under Business, Video, Web Development


Link to the video

The points I love.

  • Most products suck because the design is bad because it can’t be good, it’s not allowed to be good and it wasn’t part of the process from the beginning.
  • Be happy with what you are building, don’t let the sales people dictate what gets created and shipped as the final product.
  • You need to have a vision for your product.
  • What sort of company are you going to be? Mediocore and just add stuff you really don’t need.
  • What do you need to say no to?
  • Cashflow will follow the integrity

You can follow Jason Fried for more of his wisdom.

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Jason Fried

Apr 11 2010 Published by Tyron Bache under Business, Quotes

It’s simple until you make it complicated.

~ Jason Fried

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