Jason Fried

University of Arizona, Attended - , Class of 1996, Bachelor's Degree, Finance

37signals (google it)

Arizona, Good Craftsmanship, Good Ideas, Good Design, Good Conversation, Good Food, Laughs, Green Tea, Spin the cell phone

Catcher in the Rye, The Tipping Point, Ogilvy on Advertising, Designing Visual Interfaces, Taxi Driver Wisdom, How To Win Friends & Influence People, A Brief History of Everything, The Boss, Devil in the White City, Harold and the Purple Crayon

Glengarry Glen Ross, Heat, Casino, 2001, Ocean's Eleven, Breakfast Club, Airplane, Dumb and Dumber, Boogie Nights, Citizen Kane, Jerry Maguire, Blackhawk Down, Meet The Parents

Beatles, Calexico, Cake, Grant Lee Philips, Beck, Giant Sand, Friends of Dean Martinez, Cracker, David Holmes, Snoop Dogg, Elvis, Sinatra, Tom Petty, Radiohead, G Love and Special Sauce, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Bob Dylan (and Marley), Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Radio 4, The Shins

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G Show, Dave Chapelle Show, Naked Chef, Dr. Katz, The Price is Right, Antiques Roadshow, McLaughlin Group, Benny Hill, Hardball, The Office

Curious, genuine, fascinated by the unknown, loyal, honest, genuinely up to something good, humble, a little frustrated, looking for constant inspiration. 9 out of 10 times I'll take tea over coffee, 1 out of 10 times I'll take a boat trip over a road trip. 7 times out of 10 I'll try something new, 3 times out of 10 I'll try it again if I didn't like it the first time. I'm a sucker for good craftsmanship, good architecture, good design, and big ideas. Politically all over the map. Always listening and learning. Few things are better than an interesting conversation where everyone learns a thing or two (and has a good laugh about it afterwards). I highly value loyalty, character, respect, and honesty. I'll embrace what I don't know before I'll reject it. Bring it.

You crack me up. You're a straight shooter. You have opinions and aren't afraid to tell me I'm wrong. You're creative enough to try, ambitious enough to fail, and smart enough to try again. You find accomplishment rewarding. You like goofing around, but can snap back to reality instantly. You appreciate good design and craftsmanship. You want to experiement with new receipes and totally mess them up together. You wouldn't be opposed to driving 20 hours to somewhere warmer for a few days. Ready?