My First Million

DHH: $100M+ Advice That'll Piss Off Every Business Guru

March 17, 2026·1h 18m·4-min readconversationalbusiness
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David Heinemeier Hansson, co-founder of Basecamp and creator of Ruby on Rails, reflects on 25+ years of building a profitable, independent software company by prioritizing principles over profits, taste over A/B tests, and founder freedom over VC pressure. His contrarian playbook—bootstra

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Guest

D

David Heinemeier Hansson

conversational on My First Million

Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

David Heinemeier HanssonJason FriedToby LütkeRicardo SemlerKent BeckYukihiro Matsumoto

Books

Reworkby Jason Fried and David Heinemeier HanssonMaverickby Ricardo Semler

Companies

Basecamp37signals

Products & Tools

HEYRuby on Rails

Topics

BootstrappingBusiness ModelsEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementRemote WorkSaasSoftware EngineeringStartups

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