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15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

28. January 2009

825Comments2009-01-28+10%3A49%3A41Ed+Raynham

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

So you’re a skilled developer or design freelancer who has established a handful of customers who pay your bills and provide you with an income. That’s great. You may wish to keep things just the way they are or you might want to build on this and build up your own small business. If you’re [...]

Builders & Doers vs Whiners & Trolls

11. June 2006

155Comments2006-06-11+08%3A00%3A49Ryan+Carson

Ever since I started Carson Systems, I’ve noticed something. There are generally two types of people in the world: Builders & Doers and Whiners & Trolls Builders & Doers The first group of people are those who see an opportunity and they start taking real steps towards it. I’ve noticed that the majority of business owners are these [...]

Shut up and Get Back to Work!

17. April 2006

167CommentsShut+up+and+Get+Back+to+Work%212006-04-17+18%3A58%3A17Jason+Fried

37signals is spread out over four cities and eight time zones. From Provo, Utah to Copenhagen, Denmark, the five of us are eight hours apart. One positive side effect of this eight hour difference is alone time. People need uninterrupted time to get things done. There are only about 4-5 hours during the day that we’re [...]