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@jasonfried

Founder & CEO at Basecamp (also makers of HEY). Non-serial entrepreneur, serial author. No DMs, email me at [email protected].

Chicago, IL
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Joined April 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    26 Jun 2020

    If you missed our livestream today, here’s a recording. 90 minutes of talking HEY product design, philosophy, tech, business, and more —>

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  2. Retweeted
    Oct 11

    Can’t wait to listen this one. Highly recommended to all the business owners out there. The new season is a gem 💎

    "The flip side of efficiency is availability. If you’re 100%, efficient, you’re 0% available."
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  3. Retweeted
    Oct 6

    "The flip side of efficiency is availability. If you’re 100%, efficient, you’re 0% available."

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  4. Oct 6

    Great to hear, . Appreciate you sharing your experience with Shape Up ( for those who don’t know what he’s referencing).

    Commented on my experience with "Shape Up" on HN this morning:
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  5. Retweeted
    Oct 5

    This week on the podcast and change their mind about something. Also some big changes for !

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  6. Oct 5

    Some thoughts on ideas, what it takes to come up with them, and "Yes, And" — the potent form of protectionism that helps give an idea space to split cells, evolve, and develop into something.

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  7. Oct 5

    In this brand new episode of the REWORK Podcast, David and I discuss our changing perspective on growth. Fundamental assumptions revisited, while remaining tethered to the original question: "Why grow?" Listen in:

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  8. Oct 3

    The 9th installment of Heard Something, Read Something, Saw Something. Economics 102, a lively letter about dying, and what to build with your spare Legos -->

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  9. Sep 30

    A "preview" of a Basecamp 4 feature we're working on this cycle. Lots of requests for this one. Can't wait to bring it to you.

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  10. Sep 30

    And here's how you can add this Cover Art, or any other image you'd like, to your own HEY account -->

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  11. Sep 30

    The latest addition to the HEY Cover Art Gallery is from Liz Florez. Check out her art, plus the growing collection of Cover Art from a number of other local Chicago artists in the HEY Cover Art Gallery.

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  12. Sep 27

    Check out how Decent Espresso takes advantage of the brand new Multiple Tools feature in Basecamp. Different message boards for different languages, different docs sections for different kinds of information, etc. Great example:

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  13. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    Stimulus 3 + Turbo 7 = Hotwire 1.0: There's a resurgence in the wisdom of letting HTML be at the center of a web application. It's about spending some of those core advances in web technology to pay off the complexity loans we binged on during the 2010s.

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  14. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    Come work with me! I like hiking, cooking and simple architectures like MVC. I don’t like going to the beach, shrimps (I’m allergic) and complex architectures like VIPER.

    HIRING: Come grow with us. We're hiring *4* programmers to work on the Basecamp and HEY mobile apps. 2 for iOS, 2 for Android. The salary is $165,410 USD for Programmer or $197,819 USD for Senior Programmer. Full details here:
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  15. Sep 24

    Much of the tension in product development and design comes from trying to balance the obvious, the easy, and the possible. Figuring out which things go in which bucket is critical to fully understanding how to make something useful. My thoughts:

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  16. Sep 24

    MORE HIRING: We're looking for *2* Support Representatives to join our EU and APAC teams (GMT time zone or east). The salary is $70,000 USD, plus benefits. Full details here:

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  17. Sep 24

    HIRING: Come grow with us. We're hiring *4* programmers to work on the Basecamp and HEY mobile apps. 2 for iOS, 2 for Android. The salary is $165,410 USD for Programmer or $197,819 USD for Senior Programmer. Full details here:

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  18. Sep 15

    Is there a difference between building a business or building a company? They've always seemed synonymous — interchangeable — to me, but now I think there's a difference. A COO search helped me reflect. My latest thoughts:

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    Sep 11

    One of the best introductions I've seen to both the WHY and the HOW of Hotwire. In just 7 minutes.

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  20. Sep 10

    We recently unveiled the path to Basecamp 4. Today marks the start with a handful of new features, updates, administrative improvements, and a visual refresh. Lots more to come over the next few months. See what's new so far -->

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    Sep 7

    Rework is back! For season two, and are going back through the book, chapter by chapter to see what holds up. Enjoy!

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