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Why I work remotely (hint: it has nothing to do with productivity).

These are some of the things I can do because I’m fortunate to work for a company that lets me work from anywhere:

Jason ZimdarsJan 27

Now that I’ve created something, how do I spread it?

Vaguely remember something about the “discovery of electricity”?

Nathan KontnyFeb 9

Try harder to be someone else

“Just be yourself!” is commonly served as encouragement for people facing challenges in life. Whether that be in personal relationships or…

DHHJan 18

Employee benefits at Basecamp

I’m often asked about the benefits we offer at Basecamp. Potential employees are obviously curious, but most of the questions I get are…

Jason FriedJan 9

RECONSIDER

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

DHHNov 4, 2015

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Jason Fried2 days ago2 min read

Great looking forward, terrible looking back

Back in the 90s, just about all at once, everyone decided fat was terrible for you…

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Wailin Wong4 days ago6 min read

Inquiring Minds

In 2011, my husband and I went to hear Umberto Eco speak at the Chicago Humanities Festival. When they opened up the talk to audience questions, I started cringing in my seat as a kind of preemptive reflex. Sure enough, someone from the audience eagerly grabbed the microphone and asked Eco if he…

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Wailin Wong5 days ago12 min read

So about those TPS reports…

Before joining Basecamp, where everyone can live and work wherever they want (look at our desks!), I commuted…

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Jason Zimdars5 days ago3 min read

What’s new in Basecamp 3 for iOS

Hello from Team iOS here at Basecamp! We’ve been hard at work making Basecamp better for you, here’s just some of what’s new…

Better sharing
Basecamp 3’s share extension has been redesigned and powered-up. Post a funny GIF in a Campfire, Ping…

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Dan KimFeb 294 min read

Fighting the ticking clock in your head

I have this weird character flaw — I have a clock in my head that’s always ticking. It’s a…

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DHHFeb 296 min read

The Majestic Monolith

Some patterns are just about the code. If your code looks like this, and you need it to do that, here’s what to do. You…

31 responses

Conor MuirheadFeb 262 min read

Two new email reports in Basecamp

Until today there’s only been one way to stay caught up with all the activity on your Basecamp account, and one way to see what’s on your plate—both required you to log in to Basecamp and check yourself. Now you can have each automatically delivered to your email inbox.

Jason ZimdarsFeb 262 min read

Basecamp 3 for Mac and Windows is here!

One of the best things about Basecamp is you can use it almost anywhere. All you need is a web browser and an internet connection. Laptop, phone, tablet, hotel lounge, school computer lab, Mom and Dad’s den — you know, the one with the CRT monitor… Anyway…

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Nathan KontnyFeb 257 min read

First principles

In January of 2006, a young comedian with a taste of doing stand-up in college, moved to New York to make it big.

I got $200 and dreams, let’s do this thing.

But following a stretch of barely getting by and sleeping on the subway, he moved back to…

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Ryan SingerFeb 252 min read

New: Better control over email and phone notifications in Basecamp 3

Before today, it was hard to know if Basecamp would tell you about new messages via email or through the app on your phone. Now Basecamp has clearer settings that give you control over how and when you receive…

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Noah LorangFeb 244 min read

Practical skills that practical data scientists need

When I wrote about how I mostly just use arithmetic, a lot of people asked me about what skills or tools a data scientist needs if not fancy algorithms. What is this mythical “basic math” that I mentioned? Here’s my take on what skills…

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Nathan KontnyJun 26, 20145 min read

How I managed to get Tim Ferriss to advise me, launch a product to a huge audience, and take over Highrise.

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Dan KimFeb 184 min read

Remembering how I got here — with a lot of help from others

About a month back, Basecamp put out a…

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Noah LorangFeb 162 min read

Data scientists mostly just do arithmetic and that’s a good thing

Hi, I’m Noah. I work at Basecamp. Sometimes I’m called a “data scientist.” Mostly, I just do arithmetic, and I’m ok with that.

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Wailin WongFeb 1610 min read

Bootstrapped and Proud

I first learned about boot jacks a couple weeks ago, when I reported this story about Alcala’s Western Wear, a 41-year-old retailer in Chicago. Illinois is not a place where you see a lot of cowboy boots — not like, say, Texas or Montana, where airport security checkpoints come with boot…

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Helping clients and firms get to Yes.

When we launched Basecamp 3 a few months back, we launched a flavor called “Basecamp With Clients.” This version of Basecamp 3 has one big…

Jason FriedFeb 10

Latest batch of Basecamp 3 updates!

Happy 2016! We hope you had a great New Year’s Eve with family and friends. While it’s officially time to leave 2015 behind us, here’s a…

Jason FriedJan 5

The first batch of Basecamp 3 updates

Hello everyone!

Jason FriedNov 30, 2015

Latest batch of Basecamp 3 updates (January and early February)

Hey all! 2016 is in full swing, and so are our designers and developers. We’re hard at work making Basecamp 3 better for you and you and…

Jason FriedFeb 9