Acknowledgments

Very special thanks go to Matthew Linderman. Matt was 37signals’ first employee in 1999—and he’s still with the company today. This book wouldn’t have come together without Matt. In addition to writing original content, he helped merge the distinctly different writing styles of the coauthors into a focused, cohesive book. He made it look easy, but it wasn’t easy work. Thank you, Matt.

We also want to thank our families, our customers, and everyone at 37signals. And here’s a list of some of the people we know, and don’t know, who have inspired us in one way or another:

Frank Lloyd Wright Seth Godin
Warren Buffett Jamie Larson
Clayton Christensen Ralph Nader
Jim Coudal Benjamin Franklin
Ernest Kim Jeff Bezos
Scott Heiferman Antoni Gaudi
Carlos Segura Larry David
Steve Jobs Dean Kamen
Bill Maher Thomas Jefferson
Mies van der Rohe Ricardo Semler
Christopher Alexander James Dyson
Kent Beck Thomas Paine
Gerald Weinberg Kathy Sierra
Julia Child Marc Hedlund
Nicholas Karavites Michael Jordan
Richard Bird Jeffrey Zeldman
Dieter Rams Judith Sheindlin
Ron Paul Timothy Ferriss