Few management techniques have fallen further from grace than the yearly or bi-yearly employee reviews. The new way is just-in-time feedback. Don’t hold anything back, let it all out, and the sooner the better. The more transparency, the greater frequency, the better! So drip, drip, drip comes the feedback. Every interaction, every project, every presentation… keep reading
Your app store listing is a great marketing and support channel. Here’s how we approached the app page design for the Basecamp 3 Android app. On app videos I knew we had to have a video for our listing, but I wasn’t sure what type of video it would be. Would it be a demo of… keep reading
Detailing Know Your Company’s most unusual business model… that works! We’ll go behind the scenes and share the numbers to show you exactly how we’ve done it. “Can I ask you a weird question, Claire?” “Sure,” I reply. “How do you make any money?” I get asked this question fairly often. People hear about the pricing… keep reading
Illustration by Nate Otto Brian Scudamore was 19 when he set up his junk-hauling business with a used pick-up truck and a stack of business cards. But his ambitions were always greater than being a one-man junk operation. Brian Scudamore wanted his company to have a brand as polished as FedEx or Starbucks, and he wanted… keep reading
But might for you! Illustration by Nate Otto As technology evolves, and companies wake up to the possibility of remote collaboration, more and more people are trying out coworking. Progressive as ever, we at Basecamp have written about “working alone in a crowd”, in an office you aren’t responsible for. And we’ve put our pennies where our… keep reading
The latest version of Basecamp for your iPhone and iPad is here and it’s the most significant update so far in 2016. Here’s our latest GIF-injected look at what’s new… Don’t take our word for it—launch the app and the Happy Camper will show you what’s new. He also likes reviews. Seems a little needy… keep reading
Does it seem harder these days to get your business and projects noticed? Does to me. Does to a lot of people. In 1956, the first completely indoor mall was opened in Edina, Minnesota. It’s inventor was a guy named Victor Gruen. He designed it for the Dayton Company (the Dayton Company being the same… keep reading
Over the past few months we’ve been working on a bunch of great improvements to Basecamp 3. Here’s a list of some of the big stuff that we’ve shipped recently, and live in your very own Basecamp 3 account today: Renaming the 6 core tools What’s in a name? Turns out a whole lot. Basecamp 3… keep reading
Illustration by Nate Otto In the 1970s, ice carving was the province of chefs at high-end hotels that made the sculptures part of their decor for Sunday brunch. (It was a lot of swans.) Jim Nadeau came out of this tradition, having been trained by an imposing German chef who delivered his feedback in the form… keep reading
Our Android app is awesome for staying on top of new activity. You can easily see unread messages, reply to notifications, and jump into Campfire chats. It’s great at what you’d expect to do on Mobile: check in and reply to stuff. The Old Not-So-Great Way On the other hand, the Android app wasn’t so… keep reading