I grew up lower-middle class on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Anywhere outside of Scandinavia, the socioeconomic label would probably have… | Continue reading
Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. | Continue reading
(And what you can do about it) | Continue reading
Whether you’re a first-time manager or are taking over a new team, here’s how to approach that first meeting with your team. | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
Are you chained to the green dot? Turn it off and break free. | Continue reading
Since we launched Hill Charts in Basecamp we’ve been fielding many interesting questions. One common question is: how do we catch more… | Continue reading
I’ve written about the class I’d like to teach, but what I’ve been thinking about lately is the class I’d like to attend. Not necessarily… | Continue reading
Managers used to be the object of envy for their leisurely workday. | Continue reading
Many mistakes aren’t meant to be corrected. | Continue reading
They’re mostly terrible, but there’s room for smart choices. | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
Even before software as a service became a thing, it was pretty common to sell business applications on per-seat pricing. The bigger you… | Continue reading
There are no negotiated salaries or raises at Basecamp. Everyone in the same role at the same level is paid the same. Equal work, equal… | Continue reading
Not because there aren’t people who actually enjoy working in an open office, there are. | Continue reading
You’re probably already asking at least one of them – but it’s never too late to stop. | Continue reading
It used to be a fundamental requirement that you learned an extensive amount of SQL before you were able to start working on… | Continue reading
I think I’ve cracked the obsession amongst much of the Silicon Valley set with compressing work life, sacrificing everything until the big… | Continue reading
For years we’ve used Basecamp To-Dos to track all of our design and programming work here at Basecamp. They help us make sure that nothing… | Continue reading
In 2014, Highrise was spun off as a separate (but wholly-owned) company from Basecamp. Last year it celebrated its tenth anniversary in… | Continue reading
Be careful not to throw your weight around without knowing it. | Continue reading
About 12 years ago, I co-founded a startup called Basecamp: A simple project collaboration tool that helps people make progress together… | Continue reading