The day I became a millionaire

I grew up lower-middle class on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Anywhere outside of Scandinavia, the socioeconomic label would probably have… | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with rnd participants, no agenda

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

How You’re Being Manipulated by Software

(And what you can do about it) | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

How to run your first meeting as a new manager

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Some advice from Jeff Bezos

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

The presence prison

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Real Work vs. Imaginary Work

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Teaching iteration

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Managers who brag about their stress and exhaustion don’t need our applauds

Managers used to be the object of envy for their leisurely workday. | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

A mistake is just a moment in time

Many mistakes aren’t meant to be corrected. | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Library Rules: How to make an open office plan work

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Nintendo Switch Does Multiple Accounts Right

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Why we never sold Basecamp by the seat

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

How We Pay People at Basecamp

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

The open-plan office is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea

Not because there aren’t people who actually enjoy working in an open office, there are. | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

The 4 questions you should stop asking during your one-on-one meetings

You’re probably already asking at least one of them – but it’s never too late to stop. | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Conceptual compression means beginners don’t need to know SQL – hallelujah

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Loot’n’leave

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

New in Basecamp: See where projects really stand with the Hill Chart

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

Highrise is back with Basecamp

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

The owner’s word weighs a ton

Be careful not to throw your weight around without knowing it. | Continue reading


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago

RECONSIDER

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


@m.signalvnoise.com | 7 years ago