Joseph Rueter and Neil Berget, co-founders of extendr.com on the influence Getting Real had on them:
Getting Real concepts played key roles in framing our thinking regarding web development as we built and continue to build extendr.com and other web applications. We had an idea for an optimized search results service that our friends thought was worth building. We figured if they wanted it and offered to pay us for it maybe others would too. We just had to find away to build it. Enter the conceptual framework of Getting Real and the utility of Basecamp.
First off the subtitle of Getting Real hooked us. We wanted smarter, faster, easier ways to build our successful web applications. Who wouldn't? The most powerful and challenging concept that never seems to be complete is "Build Less." It takes a ton of work and time to decide what is essential. However, don't worry, it's a crux component to our success.
We both work day jobs and we live 30 minutes from each other so meeting up all the time late at night was not an option. Further, we often work on a time shift (i.e. we're not working at the same time of day). Therefore we had a need for dynamic digital list making and management. We needed a way to past notes to each other.
We use your concepts and web tools nearly every day and are delighted by their simple solid utility. Thanks for making great stuff.
