If you need a get-to-know-you question for team-building at work that isn’t trite and terrible, here are 25 to try out… If you winced at the word, “icebreaker,” I don’t blame you. Get-to-know-you questions and games tend to feel cheesy. We’ve all been victim to a terribly trite icebreaker with coworkers that made us roll our… keep reading
We’ve updated the Basecamp 3 Android app to coincide with the launch of the Basecamp 3 refresh. What’s new? 💨 Navigation takes you to Projects and Teams faster 🗺 Sticky titles and breadcrumbs keep you from getting lost 🎨 Themes and overall styling updated to match the refresh 💨 Navigation takes you to Projects and… keep reading
You don’t have to agree with Uncle Sam on how he conducts all of his affairs to accept that “starving the beast” isn’t a path that leads anywhere good long term. Basecamp used to take two common business deductions called the domestic manufacturing credit (§199) and the Research & Development credit. Both of these tax credits… keep reading
I don’t think a “best way” to fire someone exists — but here’s a stab at trying to do it with dignity, grace, and respect. I fired someone last year. Ugh. It was gut-wrenching. I’ve fired people before — but it doesn’t matter how many times you do it, it always feels downright terrible. To prepare for the difficult conversation,… keep reading
Stop squeezing so hard Squeezing out every last dollar from a relationship will leave it sour and dry. That goes whether the relationship is between a company and its workers, a company and its customers, or a company and its suppliers. It’s a two-dimensional, flat, and antagonistic relationship. It’s also frequently completely unnecessary, and nearly always… keep reading
We hired a professional photographer this Christmas and he almost lost our business. My wife is one of four kids. One of those kids has four kids. We have a kid. Another sister has two kids. There’s a lot of us. And this Christmas we finally had most of us together. So my wife took… keep reading
For many many many people, the term “marketing” is interchangeable with words like “spin,” “flim-flam,” “malarkey,” and of course, “bullshit.” You can’t really blame people who think this way. A huge amount of marketing is reality-ignoring bullshit/spin/hokum/snake oil. This fact — that marketing is mostly poppycock — is the foundation that the movie Crazy People builds on. For anyone… keep reading
Saved Filters, Bulk Email Improvements, And More Happy New Year! We hope you had a great time celebrating the holidays and the end of 2017. It’s been a cold start to ours here at Highrise Headquarters in Chicago, but we’re thawing out now. Though it’s back to 7F next week. Oh well, it keeps us inside… keep reading
My 3 year old daughter is in school. Most of her classmates are older than her. She keeps up great. But she reported to us recently, that many kids have called her small. And it makes her feel bad. It’s easy to just chalk this up to kids being naive. “Hey kid, comparing your age… keep reading
Illustration by Mike Rohde New year, new you! If you started 2018 with an idea for a product, business, or creative pursuit, now is the time to start making something. In this episode: A tabletop game designer finds that sometimes, all you need to get going is a pack of index cards and a pencil; a… keep reading