Ever since Basecamp 3 launched in 2016, the inside of a project has looked like this, with little cards for jumping between the tools in the project. That worked well, but there are a couple things that weren’t so great: It took up a lot of space and visual attention, which meant less space for… keep reading
A writer had a rough go of getting a book published. Even after he’d written plenty of short stories for magazine publications, he started his hand at writing books. But nothing hit. His fourth attempt at a novel really gave him some fits. He finally finished a manuscript for it, but he still didn’t like… keep reading
Working more doesn’t mean you care more or get more done. It just means you work more. (Rework) Being tired isn’t a badge of honor. We’ve been saying this for a while now, because our culture loves to glorify toiling long hours for its own sake and we think that leads to subpar work and… keep reading
You can’t just make the call — you’ve got to explain it. Leadership is about making the call. Or, at least that’s what we seem to think. We seem to think leadership is about making the complex decision. As captain of the ship, you survey the seas — what your board is telling you, what your customers are telling you,… keep reading
We just launched a major revamp of the schedule in Basecamp 3. New calendar grid, new day drill-down, new navigation across months. It’s a big change, and we rolled it out simultaneously across five platforms: Web, Windows Desktop, OS X Desktop, iOS, and Android. Three people did the work in less than six weeks. Not… keep reading
Big update today! Starting right now, Basecamp 3 customers will see an entirely new design when they flip over to the Schedule screen in any team, project, or HQ. The schedule used to look like this… BTW, this is the actual schedule for our all-new REWORK Podcast. It was colorful, and it provided a nice overview if… keep reading
If you’re thinking of going remote, here’s what successful remote leaders do… Earlier this month, I spoke with a CEO who’s looking to transition her company to become remote in the upcoming year. I could tell she was hesitant — perhaps even nervous about it. She’d never run a remote company before. She asked me: “Claire, what do… keep reading
Three years ago today, Basecamp announced Highrise was spinning off as our own company. We knew we had a good tool on our hands that was already well loved by tens of thousands of users (some of whom are celebrating 10 year anniversaries every day!). So we had to make sure any changes we made… keep reading
The way we treat the bearer of bad news, criticism, and new ideas matters. Here’s how to do it well. “Employee recognition” is all the rage lately. The idea is that you should positively reinforce the behaviors you want to see in your team. Want employees to hit their sales goals? Recognize those who do. Want… keep reading
It’s the debut of the Rework podcast! Welcome to the first episode of Rework! This podcast is based on Jason Fried and DHH’s 2010 best-selling business book, which was itself based on years of blogging. So what better way to kick off this show than talking about by-products? In this episode, Jason explains how Basecamp’s ideas… keep reading