Early Access: The "Soft Opening" for Product Polish
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Resources & Recommendations
Organizations & Institutions
- 37signals - The company that produces the podcast and is developing the new product Fizzy.
Tools & Software
- Campfire - A chat tool mentioned as a way to gather feedback and build community among early beta testers.
- Discord - Another chat tool suggested as an alternative to Campfire for collaborative feedback.
- Fizzy - The new product being developed and beta-tested by 37signals, which is the main subject of the episode.
- Basecamp 4 - A previous product by 37signals that also underwent a beta testing process.
- Basecamp 5 - The upcoming version of Basecamp, which is also expected to have an early access phase similar to Fizzy.
- Hey - An email product by 37signals that had a long, staggered beta process due to its high criticality.
- Omachi - A product with chat rooms that have cultivated communities of users, cited as an example of scaling community feedback.
Websites & Online Resources
- 37signals.com/podcast - The website where show notes and transcripts for the podcast can be found.
- 37signals.com/podcastquestion - The website where listeners can submit video questions for the podcast hosts.