Software Defined Talk Episode 421: The Not Kubernetes Podcast, with David Heinemeier Hansson
Jun 30, 2023
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Jeff Bezos' Unusual Investment
- Jeff Bezos bought secondaries from Jason and DHH at a ludicrous valuation as a personal investment in 2006.
- The deal returned many times over and Bezos still receives periodic checks from their payouts.
Marketing Is Every Customer Interaction
- Treat every customer touchpoint as marketing and aim to leave a good impression with each interaction.
- Publish useful learnings and content to out-teach competitors and build long-term trust.
Why 37signals Began Exiting The Cloud
- 37signals moved storage to S3 in ~2014 and later increased EC2 use but bills grew dramatically over time.
- After a serious Google outage and rising costs they committed to exit the cloud and build alternatives.
