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When we launched the first version of Basecamp in 2004, we decided to build software for small companies just like us.

~Jason Fried

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Selling to small businesses and selling to enterprises take two very different approaches with two very different kinds of people.

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A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.

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We don't want to bank all our risk on a small collection of big companies. We don't want to lose 20 percent of our business if one big account goes away.

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I've seen small businesses turn into terrible midsize or big ones because they let their desire to achieve some arbitrary metric get the best of them. Whatever is compromised as a result doesn't matter anymore, as long as the company is growing.

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I believe if you start a business with the intent of making it huge, you're already prioritizing the wrong thing. Size is important, but it's a byproduct of a whole bunch of other things that are worth way more of your mental energy - customers, service, quality.

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Success isn't about being the biggest. It's about letting the right size find you.

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I'd love to see more businesses take this approach - intentionally rightsizing themselves. Hit a number that feels good and say, 'Let's stick around here.'

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Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.

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People pulling 16-hour days on a regular basis are exhausted. They're just too tired to notice that their work has suffered because of it.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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