Signal v. Noise

I love Gary Vaynerchuk dearly. So much of his message about patience and perseverance is completely in line with how I view the world. But…

Are you chained to the green dot? Turn it off and break free.

We’re outspoken about running a profitable company in an industry that so often eschews profits for potential. So why? People ask us why…

Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda.

About 12 years ago, I co-founded a startup called Basecamp: A simple project collaboration tool that helps people make progress together…

Do you know what you’re getting?

Summer is winding down, kids are back in school and the Basecamp team has a fresh batch of updates to share. Here’s a quick look at some…

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on in our community — conferences, meetups, blog posts, podcasts, open source (the…

A number of years ago, Jeff Bezos stopped by our office and spent about 90 minutes with us talking product strategy. Before he left, he…

Since we launched Hill Charts in Basecamp we’ve been fielding many interesting questions. One common question is: how do we catch more…

“Being nice” can be a crutch to avoid hard choices and uncomfortable conversations. Don’t fall into this trap.

Now you can add [daily, weekly, monthly, yearly] repeating events to the Basecamp schedule. Here’s how it works:

Managers used to be the object of envy for their leisurely workday. Maybe it included showing up half an hour later than the norm. Maybe it…

Multiple Accounts in a product is a difficult to design for. It’s not a typical thing, though. Most have just one Google, Apple, Instagram…

At Basecamp, we write a lot—from announcements to pitches, and everything in between.

Four steps to take when you’ve got a one-on-one meeting coming up.

They’re mostly terrible, but there’s room for smart choices.

Not because there aren’t people who actually enjoy working in an open office, there are. Quite a few, actually. But they’re in the distinct…