Signal v. Noise

There is no higher God in Silicon Valley than growth. No sacrifice too big for its craving altar. As long as you keep your curve…

This one little word makes all the difference…

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…

I graduated from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana). Marc Andreessen was an alum. That’s where he created the Mosaic web browser…

Hey there, tech designer person. Have you noticed the increasing number of vague specializations we’ve invented for ourselves?

In an industry known for selling commodities at low margins, Jungle Jim’s International Market in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio is something…

A plan is simply a guess you wrote down

Since taking over Highrise in 2014, we’ve heard a lot of feedback. A lot.

Aim for many nondescript dots, not a few obvious ones

Be helpful. Just don’t overdo it.

Lessons from a bruised leg…

If you don’t know me, Hi. I’m Nate. I took over as CEO of Highrise as we spun it off from Basecamp in 2014. It’s been an exciting project…

Think back to the last time you had that really tough programming problem you couldn’t crack.

A proper sharing feature has been part of iOS for years. It has a consistent, system-level UI that’s available from most any app with…

Whatever happened to Web 3.0? What was it? Did it ever happen? I’ve seen multiple attempts at definitions. Things about artificial…

Introducing the YesAQ

The advertising trial balloon from Google Home really shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone. Okay, perhaps, the linguistic…

Cullinan’s Stadium Club and Beverly Records sit next door to each other in the Chicago neighborhood of Morgan Park. The owners of the two…