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37signals

37signals (formerly Basecamp before reverting to its original name) is an American web software company based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was co‑founded in 1999 by Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim as a web design company.

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Founded
1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Founder
Jason Fried · Carlos Segura · Ernest Kim
Key people
Jason Fried · David Heinemeier Hansson
Number of employees
34 (2021)
Products
Basecamp, Ruby on Rails, Highrise, HEY

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37signals

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples70
Avg. degree1.95
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37signals

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related to Works · 26
37signals → Be Crazy, Build, David Heinemeier Hansson, Defensive Design, Easier Way, Faster, How, ISBN, It Doesn't Have, Jason Fried, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, New Riders Press, New York Times, October, Office Not Required, RandomHouse, Remote, Successful Web Application
related to history · 13
37signals → Basecamp, Bezos Expeditions, By, CEO, In, Jason Fried, Jeff Bezos, MIT Technology Review's TR35, Paul Horowitz, Rails, The, The Ruby, Work
related to Highrise · 6
37signals → Basecamp, CRM, Highrise, In, Nathan Kontny, The
related to Campfire · 5
37signals → Basecamp, Campfire, In, It, ONCE
related to Ruby on Rails · 5
37signals → Basecamp, David Heinemeier Hansson, It, Rails, Ruby
Founder · 3
37signals → Carlos Segura, Ernest Kim, Jason Fried
related to Basecamp · 3
37signals → Basecamp, Basecamp Next, Its
Key people · 2
37signals → David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried
Founded · 1
37signals → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Headquarters · 1
37signals → Chicago, Illinois, United States

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basecamp company application web product fried highrise campfire jason david heinemeier hansson hey ruby rails new name software 2004 management

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37signalsFounded1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
37signalsFounderJason Fried1.00infobox
37signalsFounderCarlos Segura1.00infobox
37signalsFounderErnest Kim1.00infobox
37signalsHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States1.00infobox
37signalsKey peopleJason Fried1.00infobox
37signalsKey peopleDavid Heinemeier Hansson1.00infobox
37signalsNumber of employees34 (2021)1.00infobox
37signalsProductsBasecamp, Ruby on Rails, Highrise, HEY1.00infobox
37signalsServicesWeb applications1.00infobox
37signalsTypePrivate1.00infobox
37signalsWebsite37signals.com1.00infobox

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