Joel on Software

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Joi Ito on No Shop Agreements: “[I]f you decide that you like each other and REALLY want to work together but that it will take a lot of work before the actual transaction happens, a no-shop allows both parties to focus on building the business.”

John Ludwig: “I don't think I've ever heard anyone at our firm telling a startup to spend more, faster.”

Zimran Ahmed: “...those ‘sure things’ that Joel mentions exist more often in the mind of the entrepreneur than in reality.”

Eric Sink : “... most VC firms don't have much to offer people who want to build solid, long-lived companies.”

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I’m Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software, a New York company that proves that you can treat programmers well and still be highly profitable. Programmers get private offices, free lunch, and work 40 hours a week. Customers only pay for software if they’re delighted. We make FogBugz, an enlightened project management system designed to help great teams develop brilliant software, and Fog Creek Copilot, which makes remote desktop access easy.