LISTEN FIRST, BUILD SECOND

There was a Twitter post the other day saying, "customers have the best ideas," the same day I read that Best Buy launched their customer idea exchange aptly called Idea X. And it struck me that the simple act of listening to the customer is at the core of Simian's success. We built Simian from the outside-in, meaning our end users were there with us from the beginning. All of the input and direction we've received from clients over the years drove our product development and continues to daily. If it weren't for the invaluable insight from these industry experts, Simian would not have the incredible traction we see today in the market. Instinctively, we stayed true to our "listen first, build second" values. Mixergy has a great interview with Marcus Nelson of UserVoice on this subject, 11 Ways To Build Killer Sites By Listening To Your Users.

This philosophy has helped build an avid client list with heavy-hitter Moxie Pictures leading the pack. We were stoked to get this response from Head of Production, Roger Zorovich, "Simian’s development team has created a user friendly system for both our sales and production teams. I'm especially pleased with how quickly our suggestions and comments are addressed - it shows that Simian takes their client feedback seriously. Updates and enhancements are done quickly and seamlessly. They have a first rate product that the production community can rely on."

Simian is at the convergence of web, production and technology. In the middle of all that is the client. We invite you to join the collaboration (whether you're a Simian user or not) and continue to fuel the ideas to create the best production software to serve your needs. Follow us on Twitter, fan us on Facebook or suggest a feature by contacting us.