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E1099: Basecamp Co-Founder Jason Fried on building Hey, making email exciting again, Hey vs. Apple & more

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The Journey to hey.com

This chapter explores the two-year quest to acquire the domain name hey.com, emphasizing its significance for branding and user experience in an email service. It also touches on strategic domain investments, personal anecdotes on domain transactions, and discusses the challenges developers face within Apple's tightly controlled ecosystem.

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