If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.Basecamp was originally designed as a way to manage 37signals' client work and its success can be credited to the fact that it was designed to scratch a very specific itch by the people with that were itching. Now, we're not saying that building something for others is necessarily a bad way to go about things, but building for your own needs has huge advantages.Show Notes  06:15 - "The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products." - Steve Jobs in Triumph of the Nerds (PBS) 12:53 - Hotwire 13:57 - Not invented here (Wikipedia) 14:26 - Mary Kay Ash (Wikipedia) 18:12 - Second-system effect (Wikipedia) 21:35 - Minimum viable product (Wikipedia) 21:42 - Making sense of MVP - Henrik Kniberg 23:55 - The Homer (Simpsons Wiki) 

Rework

Scratch Your Own Itch

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.This week we discuss the importance of doing meaningful work. At least meaningful to you. What you do is your legacy, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to change the world. You just need to be doing something that changes YOUR world.Show Notes 03:28 - Bullshit Jobs: A Theory - David Graeber (Bookshop.org) 04:37 - Drudge Report 04:38 - craigslist 05:01 - Flip Video (Wikipedia) 05:29 - iPod touch 07:46 - Rails 08:55 - Ta-da List 11:45 - Stoicism (Wikipedia) 13:47 - Aol. 16:44 - stripe 17:31 - Braintree 18:07 - shopify 19:01 - Paul Graham 19:36 - Viaweb (Wikipedia) 20:34 - Squarespace 21:21 - Stratechery 

Make a Dent in the Universe

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm."Entrepreneur" sounds really fancy. Like a member of some exclusive club. But, what we're really talking about is just someone who starts something. Is it time to retire this word? Is there a better word to replace it? Can a business podcast go 30 minutes without talking about Steve Jobs, luxury cars, and watches?Show Notes 09:42 - Andon (Wikipedia) 11:23 - Nürburgring 24 Hours (Wikipedia) 17:14 - The E Myth Revisited - Micahael E. Gerber (Bookshop.org) 20:51 - Monolith Titan Conical Espresso Grinder 23:19 - Saddleback Leather 23:34 - How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Co. Briefcase (YouTube) 

Enough with "Entrepreneurs"

"Entrepreneur" sounds really fancy. Like a member of some exclusive club. But, what we're really talking about is just someone who starts something. Is it time to retire this word? Is there a better word to replace it? Can a business podcast go 30 minutes without talking about Steve Jobs, luxury cars, and watches?Show Notes 09:42 - Andon (Wikipedia) 11:23 - Nürburgring 24 Hours (Wikipedia) 17:14 - The E Myth Revisited - Micahael E. Gerber (Bookshop.org) 20:51 - Monolith Titan Conical Espresso Grinder 23:19 - Saddleback Leather 23:34 - How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Co. Briefcase (YouTube) 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.Working long hours, putting in overtime, logging on on the weekends, have become badges of honor, but there's a big difference between work and getting stuff done. This week Jason and David push back against this idea of workaholism.Show Notes 01:37 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 02:46 - On Apple's monopoly power to destroy HEY (Signal v. Noise) 09:10 - Oura Ring 10:47 - Test-driven development (Wikipedia) 12:50 - An Inside Look at Google's Best Employee Perks (Inc.) 17:12 - Paid Time Off (Basecamp Employee Handbook) 24:19 - Summer Hours (Basecamp Employee Handbook) 

Workaholism

Working long hours, putting in overtime, logging on on the weekends, have become badges of honor, but there's a big difference between work and getting stuff done. This week Jason and David push back against this idea of workaholism.Show Notes 01:37 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 02:46 - On Apple's monopoly power to destroy HEY (Signal v. Noise) 09:10 - Oura Ring 10:47 - Test-driven development (Wikipedia) 12:50 - An Inside Look at Google's Best Employee Perks (Inc.) 17:12 - Paid Time Off (Basecamp Employee Handbook) 24:19 - Summer Hours (Basecamp Employee Handbook) 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.Basecamp has always prided itself on staying small and lean. But, with two major products, we're going to change that. The question when looking to grow, however, is "why?"Show Notes 03:08 - Highrise 03:09 - Campfire 03:10 - Backpack 07:18 - Software as a service (SaaS) 09:41 - Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency - Tom DeMarco 13:33 - Hill Charts 14:23 - Ryan Singer 17:52 - Citizen Kane 18:15 - "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." - Edward Abbey 

Why Grow?

Basecamp has always prided itself on staying small and lean. But, with two major products, we're going to change that. The question when looking to grow, however, is "why?"Show Notes 03:08 - Highrise 03:09 - Campfire 03:10 - Backpack 07:18 - Software as a service (SaaS) 09:41 - Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency - Tom DeMarco 13:33 - Hill Charts 14:23 - Ryan Singer 17:52 - Citizen Kane 18:15 - "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." - Edward Abbey 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.People put too much stock in making long-term plans, but let's call them what they really are: guesses. On this episode we discuss deadlines, business plans, world domination, and Dungeons & Dragons.Show Notes 01:06 - Dungeons & Dragons 01:20 - Mind Flayer 02:00 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 05:54 - The meaning of a bet (Shape Up) 07:23 - Shape Up 08:32 - Setting the appetite (Shape Up) 09:57 - "Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower 12:29 - Carlos Segura - Segura, Inc. 12:43 - S Corporations 15:24 - The deal Jeff Bezos got on Basecamp (Signal v. Noise) 16:51 - Blue Origin 19:04 - “The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals—not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them—we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.” - Jim Coudal quoting Dan Gilbert (Creative Mornings Chicago) 19:12 - Coudal Partners 19:12 - Field Notes 20:59 - Key Performance Indicator (KPI) 21:01 - Objectives and Key Results (OKR) 

Planning is Guessing

People put too much stock in making long-term plans, but let's call them what they really are: guesses. On this episode we discuss deadlines, business plans, world domination, and Dungeons & Dragons.Show Notes 01:06 - Dungeons & Dragons 01:20 - Mind Flayer 02:00 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 05:54 - The meaning of a bet (Shape Up) 07:23 - Shape Up 08:32 - Setting the appetite (Shape Up) 09:57 - "Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower 12:29 - Carlos Segura - Segura, Inc. 12:43 - S Corporations 15:24 - The deal Jeff Bezos got on Basecamp (Signal v. Noise) 16:51 - Blue Origin 19:04 - “The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals—not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them—we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.” - Jim Coudal quoting Dan Gilbert (Creative Mornings Chicago) 19:12 - Coudal Partners 19:12 - Field Notes 20:59 - Key Performance Indicator (KPI) 21:01 - Objectives and Key Results (OKR) 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm."Fail early and often." You hear this all the time in the tech start-up world. Failure has long been held up as a badge of honor for new start-ups. This week Jason and David take on this idea and make a pitch for learning from your successes instead of your mistakes.Show Notes 06:22 - Backpack 06:29 - Highrise 10:39 - Adobe Creative Cloud 12:27 - Campfire 12:31 - Slack 16:28 - HEY for Domains 18:16 - Work at Basecamp 20:33 - Hire good writers (Getting Real) 20:38 - Hire managers of one (Signal v. Noise) 23:09 - Microsoft Project 27:04 - Remote: Office Not Required 

Learning from Mistakes is Overrated

"Fail early and often." You hear this all the time in the tech start-up world. Failure has long been held up as a badge of honor for new start-ups. This week Jason and David take on this idea and make a pitch for learning from your successes instead of your mistakes.Show Notes 06:22 - Backpack 06:29 - Highrise 10:39 - Adobe Creative Cloud 12:27 - Campfire 12:31 - Slack 16:28 - HEY for Domains 18:16 - Work at Basecamp 20:33 - Hire good writers (Getting Real) 20:38 - Hire managers of one (Signal v. Noise) 23:09 - Microsoft Project 27:04 - Remote: Office Not Required 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.We continue our revisit of Rework with the essay, "Ignore the Real World." Topics include new ideas failing, risk avoidance, and Marvel movies.Show Notes 09:13 - HEY 16:49 - Black Widow 19:54 - Ruby on Rails 

Ignore the Real World

We continue our revisit of Rework with the essay, "Ignore the Real World." Topics include new ideas failing, risk avoidance, and Marvel movies.Show Notes 09:13 - HEY 16:49 - Black Widow 19:54 - Ruby on Rails 

If you have any comments about the show or questions for Jason or David, leave us a voicemail at 708.628.7850 or better yet, record a voice memo on your phone and email it to hello@rework.fm.In this episode we dive deep into the introduction and chapter 1 of Rework, The New Reality.Show Notes 02:09 - It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work 02:14 - Remote: Office Not Required 05:15 - Zoom 05:35 - rework@37signals.com 07:52 - JavaScript 11:18 - HEY 11:53 - Ruby on Rails 12:37 - Shopify 13:07 - GitHub 13:07 - Airbnb 13:08 - Twitch 18:05 - Stripe Atlas 18:37 - Squarespace 20:50 - Upwork 28:11 - FAANG 30:50 - Bookshop.org 

The New Reality

A podcast by Basecamp about the better way to work and run your business. We bring you stories and unconventional wisdom from Basecamp’s co-founders and other business owners.