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Get ready to swap everything you know about business-writing for an unconventional approach that actually works. Basecamp CEO Jason Fried is one of the world's most successful software entrepreneurs. And he's unique for the way he challenges the tenets of Silicon Valley startups. He's bold like Bezos, but relaxed like Buffett. He cares less about “rising-and-grinding” and more about an honest 40-hour work week. He never white-knuckles his ideas, but shares them freely with the world. As a result, he's transformed how Internet businesses are being built. And it all starts with — you guessed it — getting his best ideas on the page. His founder letters stand out (and they're his favorite thing to write). Whenever he announces a new product, he releases a letter that does three things: builds a devoted fanbase, ramps up excitement, and sheds light on the purpose behind his products. And in this episode, you'll learn exactly how he does it. You'll learn specific business-writing techniques: from storytelling to structure to word choice. You'll learn how to find your flow, make writing easier, and use writing to start doing things in the world. SPEAKER LINKS: Website: https://world.hey.com/jason Twitter: https://x.com/jasonfried Medium: https://medium.com/@jasonfried Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B002MQ13PQ WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.com/ PODCAST LINKS: Website: https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How do you get through a trust crisis? In this episode of Rethink Moments, Rachel is joined by Basecamp CEO Jason Fried one year on from his explosive memo that almost destroyed his business. In a rare public conversation about this highly controversial moment, Jason reveals what he still believes he got right, what he got horribly wrong, and what he learned from the experience. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasonfried Jason is co-host of The Rework Podcast, alongside business partner David Heinemeier Hansson Here is the Basecamp memo in full: https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5 Here's the article Rachel mentioned that digs deeper into the story of the Basecamp memo: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419512/basecamp-political-speech-policy-fallout To keep rethinking with Rachel, subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/rethink-with-rachel-6625780695937626112/
Steve Paskoff joins Tim to talk about whether it's a good idea for employers to ban discussion of politics in the workplace. Steve is CEO of an Atlanta-based firm called ELI, Inc. That's a company that provides workplace culture training for employers. In this episode, Steve explains how to handle the touchy issue of employees talking about politics and other sensitive topics at work. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Should_We_Ban_Politics_at_Work_auphonic.mp3 Basecamp is a company that makes workplace collaboration software. It enables teams to work together across geography and time zones on robust platforms. I've used it and like it. As successful as the company has been, it only had about 60 employees last month when the CEO and co-founder of the company made a decision that would change things. On April 26th, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried and his cofounder David Hansson published a blog post for employees entitled: “Changes at Basecamp.” In the post, the company's leaders told employees, among other things, that they were going to ban political discussions. I'm paraphrasing here in the name of brevity, but the CEO said that discussions, “related to politics, advocacy, or society at large…are not healthy, and they haven't served us well. And we're done with it at Basecamp.” The post told employees that if the new policy was unacceptable, the company would offer a fair severance package and help them find another job. This led to a backlash within the company that spilled over into the social media universe and earned the company more media coverage than its software ever did. According to reports, management just didn't like what was happening on their own platform and decided to lay down some strict guidelines. The fallout came relatively swiftly. Within weeks, one-third of the company decided to quit. That's roughly 18 employees who had tweeted on social media that they intend to leave the firm. Links ELI, Inc., website How Should HR Handle Political Discussions at Work?, SHRM Basecamp's Controversial Move to Ban Politics at Work is a Reminder that the Workplace is Not a Democracy?, Business Insider Basecamp Implodes as Employees Flee Company, Including Senior Staff, The Verge About this Episode's Guest Steve Paskoff Stephen M. Paskoff is the founder, president and CEO of ELI®, a learning and consulting company that provides advisory and learning services to help clients align their values with behaviors which increase employee contribution, build respectful and inclusive cultures, maximize results and reduce legal and ethical risk. Mr. Paskoff is a nationally recognized speaker and author on how to align behaviors with organizational mission and values. He has been named the highest-ranking speaker at SHRM's national conference and spoken at other major conferences throughout the United States. His work was referenced and quoted in the EEOC's 2016 Harassment Study. Before founding ELI® in 1986, Mr. Paskoff was an EEOC trial attorney and partner in a management law firm. He graduated from Hamilton College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is a member of the Georgia Bar. More information is available at www.eliinc.com .
Steve Paskoff joins Tim to talk about whether it’s a good idea for employers to ban discussion of politics in the workplace. Steve is CEO of an Atlanta-based firm called ELI, Inc. That’s a company that provides workplace culture training for employers. In this episode, Steve explains how to handle the touchy issue of employees talking about politics and other sensitive topics at work. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Should_We_Ban_Politics_at_Work_auphonic.mp3 Basecamp is a company that makes workplace collaboration software. It enables teams to work together across geography and time zones on robust platforms. I’ve used it and like it. As successful as the company has been, it only had about 60 employees last month when the CEO and co-founder of the company made a decision that would change things. On April 26th, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried and his cofounder David Hansson published a blog post for employees entitled: “Changes at Basecamp.” In the post, the company’s leaders told employees, among other things, that they were going to ban political discussions. I’m paraphrasing here in the name of brevity, but the CEO said that discussions, “related to politics, advocacy, or society at large…are not healthy, and they haven’t served us well. And we’re done with it at Basecamp.” The post told employees that if the new policy was unacceptable, the company would offer a fair severance package and help them find another job. This led to a backlash within the company that spilled over into the social media universe and earned the company more media coverage than its software ever did. According to reports, management just didn’t like what was happening on their own platform and decided to lay down some strict guidelines. The fallout came relatively swiftly. Within weeks, one-third of the company decided to quit. That’s roughly 18 employees who had tweeted on social media that they intend to leave the firm. Links ELI, Inc., website How Should HR Handle Political Discussions at Work?, SHRM Basecamp's Controversial Move to Ban Politics at Work is a Reminder that the Workplace is Not a Democracy?, Business Insider Basecamp Implodes as Employees Flee Company, Including Senior Staff, The Verge About this Episode’s Guest Steve Paskoff Stephen M. Paskoff is the founder, president and CEO of ELI®, a learning and consulting company that provides advisory and learning services to help clients align their values with behaviors which increase employee contribution, build respectful and inclusive cultures, maximize results and reduce legal and ethical risk. Mr. Paskoff is a nationally recognized speaker and author on how to align behaviors with organizational mission and values. He has been named the highest-ranking speaker at SHRM’s national conference and spoken at other major conferences throughout the United States. His work was referenced and quoted in the EEOC’s 2016 Harassment Study. Before founding ELI® in 1986, Mr. Paskoff was an EEOC trial attorney and partner in a management law firm. He graduated from Hamilton College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is a member of the Georgia Bar. More information is available at www.eliinc.com .
Heute u.a. mit folgenden Nachrichten: - Gigafactory in Grünheide wird er 2022 eröffnet - EU lässt gelbe Mehlwürmer als Lebensmittel zu - Trump startet Blog im Twitter-Look - Vitalik Buterin ist jüngster Krypto-Milliardär der Welt - Über 180 Musiker fordern Spotify zum Verzicht auf einen KI-Algorithmus auf - Tinder-Mutter Match verkündet den „Sommer der Liebe“ - Zoom-Chef Eric Yuan hat die Videokonferenz-Müdigkeit - Basecamp-CEO Jason Fried gibt sich reumütig Und für den Experten-Check in der Rubrik "Investments & Exits" begrüßen wir heute Paula Hübner, Associate bei La Famiglia.
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Jason Fried is the Founder & CEO @ Basecamp, the project management and team communication tool trusted by millions. Over an incredible 22 year journey, they have scaled to over 3.5M accounts and in 2020 they went back to being a multi-product company with the launch of their integrated email client & service, HEY. Jason is also the co-author of the widely acclaimed, ReWork and has also made several angel investments in the likes of Intercom, Gumroad and Hodinkee to name a few. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jason Fried made his way into the world of startups and came to found one of the leading project management and team communications tools in the form of Basecamp? 2.) How does Jason analyse and evaluate his relationship to money? Why does Jason believe that he has this inherent downside protection when it comes to money? How does he structure his personal finances between stocks, cash, crypto etc etc? What have been some of Jason's biggest lessons when it comes to tying happiness to monetary levels? 3.) What does Jason mean when he says, "I have a fantasy of getting fired"? How does Jason think about knowing when is the right time to step away from the business? What would he like to do with that time? How does Jason feel about the challenge of tying his identity to his company? What are the dangers of doing so? 4.) How does Jason approach decision-making frameworks? What does Jason believe is the right way to respond when a decision does not go as planned? Where do many make mistakes here? Does Jason feel regret with decisions? How does Jason try and minimise regret? 5.) How does Jason feel about his biggest insecurities as a leader and CEO today? What are Jason's views on a CEO's ability to have self-doubt and be vulnerable? How have his views on this changed over the years? In what way has having kids impacted Jason's operating mindset? How has it changed what he values and appreciates? Item’s Mentioned In Today’s Episode Jason’s Favourite Book: In Praise of Shadows As always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.
In this HCI "Inc. Insights" Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover explores Jason Fried's recent Inc. video, " The Future of Office Design." See the video and details here: https://youtu.be/yHP1SIUdgLs. Video Overview: "Open office layouts and the amount companies spend on rent will likely change after Covid-19, according to Basecamp CEO Jason Fried." Jason Fried (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-fried/) thinks deeply about collaboration, productivity and the nature of work. He's the co-founder of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and other web-based collaboration tools, and co-author of "Rework." Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the company's new email product, Hey, which he describes as "the most ambitious and stupidest thing we’ve ever done." Fried also discusses how coronavirus proved that offices are not as important as other companies used to say, why Zoom calls "suck," and why Basecamp is charging $99/year for a personal Hey account, Plus: Why Uber is a "shitty business," why Fried doesn't want any public CEO's job, and the state of tech regulation. Featuring: Jason Fried (@jasonfried), CEO, Basecamp Host: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large More to explore: On Reset, Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why — and how — tech is changing everything. On Recode Media, Peter Kafka interviews business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters about the collision of tech and media. On Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the big tech news stories of the week, who's winning, who's failing, and what comes next. And on Land of the Giants, Jason Del Rey chronicled the rise of Amazon. Season 2 will focus on Netflix and is coming soon! About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried and Head of Strategy Ryan Singer answer questions about product development.
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried gives an update on the company's Chicago headquarters.
On Tuesday, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried tweeted about some shady business involving Google Ads and search results. The tweet got a lot of attention, so we brought Jason on the show to talk about what got him so riled up over Google. No punches were pulled in the making of this episode!
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried shares his views on recruiting and HR, including Basecamp's decision to embed compensation ranges in job descriptions. In this episode you'll learn: Why Basecamp included comp ranges in job descriptions How Basecamp created a living wage $70k floor for salaries Advice for companies considering compensation transparency How they worked through 4,000 applications for 5 jobs (without machines) Why Basecamp is a pacifist in the "war for talent" How to overcome hustle & grind culture. For more insights into Basecamp's hiring process, check out their podcast on the topic: https://rework.fm/hire-when-it-hurts/ Special Guest: Jason Fried (Basecamp, Cofounder & CEO).
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his most recent book, It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work, which he co-wrote with his business partner David Heinemeier Hansson. In this episode: How Basecamp got started; why chat apps like Slack and Basecamp's own Campfire are bad for productivity; the things that make work crazy, including access to coworkers' calendars, ASAP-response culture and codependent departments; why Basecamp does not set any goals internally other than "be profitable"; how Silicon Valley's "world domination mindset" stresses workers out; which tech exec would win in a fight?; the fakeness of fancy office perks; the problems with serial entrepreneurship, best practices and intentional sleep deprivation; "hacking anything is stupid"; why venture capital destroys more businesses than it helps; and how tech companies are trying to avoid becoming Philip Morris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Basecamp's founders never wrote a business plan when they started the company. Even today, they don't like to look too far ahead. Too much long-term planning can hamper your ability to react to the present. Did you have plans to listen to this episode later? Be spontaneous and listen now! You'll hear from a seasoned investor on how he came to run one of the oldest vinyl record pressing plants in the U.S.; Basecamp CEO Jason Fried on working in six-week cycles; and an independent toy store owner on surviving the holidays without giving into fads.
Selling is a core skill. You have to know how to sell, whether it's a product, an idea, or yourself. In 2012, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried saw the results of a bottled water-selling challenge at Techstars Chicago, a bootcamp program for startups. That one-day competition is the starting point for a conversation that includes the art of negotiation, Jason's experiences selling knives, tennis rackets, and software; and other adventures in business.
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried talks about ideas with Paul McAvinchey, co-founder of Product Collective, at INDUSTRY: The Product Conference in September 2017.
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says too many people find it difficult to get work done at the workplace. His company enforces quiet offices, fewer meetings, and different collaboration and communication practices. The goal is to give employees bigger blocks of time to be truly productive.
Jason Fried is the founder and CEO of Basecamp, the co-author of Getting Real, Remote, and The New York Times Bestseller REWORK. He’s a frequent speaker on management, leadership and is always challenging the status quo in a quest to change the way we work.