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@jasonfried

Founder & CEO at Basecamp. Non-serial entrepreneur. Co-author of Getting Real, REWORK, Remote, and “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work”.

Chicago, IL
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Joined April 2008
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    15 Oct 2018

    The Economist reviews It Doesn't Have To Be Crazy At Work: "Their book is funny, well-written and iconoclastic and by far the best thing on management published this year"

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  2. 13 hours ago

    The Basecamp Fanny Pack. Could you pull it off? Available soon.

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  3. 13 hours ago

    I’ll be jumping back into answering questions via video next week. Business, design, product, hiring, collaboration, leadership, marketing, etc. Queue some up for me by tagging them

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    Oct 23

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  5. Oct 23

    Out of the current 56 people who work at Basecamp, 33 have been with us for 5+ years. Of those 33, 25 have been with us for 7+ years, and 10 have been with us for 10+ years.

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    Oct 23

    audio 🔥 & the most expensive face-saving exercise in history Adam Newmann is a spectacle but this is not historic. Bigger problem — another dual-class share company with a sociopath w/ Jesus complex:

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  7. Oct 22

    Basecamp’s new head of marketing, , talks about starting a bus company in Detroit to help fill a gap in public transit; what he learned about building a business with a social mission; and why he left his company to join Basecamp:

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  8. Retweeted
    Oct 21

    PS, shoutout to - we have implemented their ShapeUp methodologies with almost zero changes and it’s already changing the way our team works 🔥

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  9. Oct 21

    Whose schedule are you on? Hurry Slowly host interviews me about work, the perils of group chat, distractions, the destructive expectation of immediate response, why shared calendars lead to shared pains, etc. One of my fav interviews:

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    Oct 21

    Hear from one of Chicago's most successful - , founder and CEO of ! The Polsky Exchange will host a Fireside Chat w/ Jason on Nov. 12. He'll share his philosophy on how to approach the stress of . Register:

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    Oct 18

    Wanted to mention a couple really great books I’ve recently read. “It doesn’t have to be crazy at work” by and - Reflects a philosophy on running a software company that I’ve been a proponent of for years! Eloquent and direct!

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    Oct 17

    🛑 Stop trying to find a mentor! , founder of said on our podcast earlier this year: The people who’ll know how you can get better as a leader are your team. Read more on this take on our blog 👉🏻

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    Oct 17

    Once in a while, you come across material to which your soul says, “Yes! That’s it! That’s what I’ve been trying to say!” This is one of those for product development (ref: project management). Brilliant piece of freedom.

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  14. Oct 17

    Q: Q. you've spoken a lot about unproductive time spent in meetings. What about work retreats eg spending 2-3 days away with colleagues? I'd also love yr thoughts generally about fostering quiet time & space for creative or strategic w… - A:

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  15. Oct 17

    Top skill for entrepreneurs: Being great at ignoring what everyone else is doing.

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  16. Oct 17

    FOR SALE: Leica M10 w/ 50mm f/1.4 Summilux. Both absolutely like new. Bought last year, barely used. Full kit - boxes, everything. DM if interested. Serious inquiries only please - and US only (not shipping internationally).

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  17. Oct 16

    Q: What do you think are the top 3 important skills that every entrepreneur should have? - A:

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  18. Oct 16

    Q: Awesome idea Jason 👏 What time do you wake up and what’s the first thing that you do? - A:

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  19. Oct 16

    Q: What are the skills you value the most in a designer? (either in BC or digital products industry in general). Thanks! Big fan of your work :) - A:

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  20. Oct 16

    Q: QQ: Noticed a large social media Blitz from you. What’s the thought process behind it? - A:

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    Oct 16

    It's true: I won the Head of Marketing job at . And I do say won considering 1,000+ applied for the role and + co. bet on me. Get all the details here:

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