I think one of the main reasons all this "37 Signals/DHH/Make Money Now" talk has been so well received is because it's a message ripe for this community.

I just spent my first weekend ever in the Silicon Valley and was incredibly impressed with all the smart personable people working on and talking about cool things.

I was also perplexed at how many of them were having trouble making money, and the general lack of customer facing skills that we take for granted in other parts of the U.S.

Sure, it's nice to dream of hitting a grand slam, but it's also nice to eat while you're dreaming. You CAN have it both ways; it's just so easy to get caught up in the hype of the former that we forget about the latter.

Thanks, 37 Signals, for helping put the bus back in the middle of the road where it belongs.