Jason Fried
Founder & CEO at http://basecamp.com . Co-author of Getting Real, Remote, and NYT Bestseller REWORK. Also at http://Instagram.com/jason.fried
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Jason Fried's Review:
If you want to know why group chat has made you and your workplace more anxious and crazy, read:
Jason Fried's Review:
“startups are running out of $$$ because VCs are being more discerning”… NO. It’s ‘cause startups aren’t making $$$.
Jason Fried's Review:
Case study: How 4 little lines of text lead to significant organizational and operational complexity —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Wonderful idea - pairing up newbies with people with a lot more experience. Going to sign up to volunteer:
Jason Fried's Review:
Patti Smith signing Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” at the Nobel Prize Ceremony is real special —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Hear what I had to say about restoring sanity to the office on this Harvard Business Review Ideacast:
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Studies show people who work less are more likely to get a raise or bonus than those who overwork —>
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Finally got to re-reading one of my favorite books: Seeking Wisdom, from Darwin to Munger. Highly recommended.
Jason Fried's Review:
You’re not going to be automatically good at making money. You have to practice →
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I could have used this more than a few times. Take a vision test on your iPhone, order contacts 5 minutes later:
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This story about a 90-year old family run jewelry story outside Chicago will make you tear up:…
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One of my favorite bits of advice of all time: Charlie Munger’s “Prescription for a life of misery” —>
Jason Fried's Review:
We need to depend *less* on each other at work, not more. Fewer dependencies →
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(and if you don’t like listening to podcasts, there’s a full transcript of the interview at the bottom:
Jason Fried's Review:
“The problem w/ minimalism is that if you're not careful… you end up with something simplistic rather than simple”
Jason Fried's Review:
Full transcript of my recent interview with the Havard Business Review IdeaCast:
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Really enjoying Seu Jorge and Almaz. Heard it in a little shop in Venice, CA and can't turn it off. ♫
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How do we find the companies we feature on The Distance? @VelocityWong explains the process:
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Congrats on the press, @TempusMachina, well deserved. These are really wonderful in person —>
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Thoroughly impressed with eero wi-fi. Easy setup, performance has been great, easy to add more + control w/ app:
Jason Fried's Review:
I find myself agreeing with nearly everything Bob @Lefsetz says. Get on his mailing list at
Jason Fried's Review:
Exponential growth devours and corrupts. One of @dhh’s best rants in a while. Timely read:
Jason Fried's Review:
In response to extensive Twitter conversations, I wrote up why we choose to be a profitable company:
Jason Fried's Review:
“Growth is a disease in many cases… Every business is trying to get as big as they can but they don’t know why.” —>
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Talk about scrappy… Inmates in an Ohio prison clandestinely built computers to apply for credit cards —>
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If you run a basement waterproofing company, how do you survive an extended drought? Here’s how one did it —>
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Read how Jack writes about a camera. I hope I can describe something this artistically one day. Wonderful writing.
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Electronic vs Mechanical. Digital vs Analog. Battery vs. Human Power. Some thoughts:
Jason Fried's Review:
Someone asked me if people live up to our expectations. I’ve changed my tune on this. How I feel now —>
Jason Fried's Review:
A video showing how the Marc Newson Hourglass is made - mostly by eye, hand, and feel —>
Jason Fried's Review:
I don’t play calendar tetris. Here’s a look at my actual calendar for January →
Jason Fried's Review:
Could we make more money if we sold Basecamp by the seat? Probably. But no thanks →
Jason Fried's Review:
In real estate it's location, location, location. In product design it's postion, position position -->
Jason Fried's Review:
Interviewing job applicants in a coffee shop is fucking barbaric. Stop it. STOP!
Jason Fried's Review:
Finally got to re-reading one of my favorite books: Seeking Wisdom, from Darwin to Munger. Highly recommended.
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Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition
by Peter Bevelin
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Jason Fried's Review:
Patti Smith signing Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” at the Nobel Prize Ceremony is real special —>
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Patti Smith performs Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2016
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Volvo - ABC of Death
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The Position of Fuck You (John Goodman in The Gambler)
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Inside the De Bethune Manufacture
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Kate Tempest: Europe Is Lost
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Jason Fried's Review:
If you want to know why group chat has made you and your workplace more anxious and crazy, read:
Jason Fried's Review:
“startups are running out of $$$ because VCs are being more discerning”… NO. It’s ‘cause startups aren’t making $$$.
Jason Fried's Review:
Case study: How 4 little lines of text lead to significant organizational and operational complexity —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Hear what I had to say about restoring sanity to the office on this Harvard Business Review Ideacast:
Jason Fried's Review:
Studies show people who work less are more likely to get a raise or bonus than those who overwork —>
Jason Fried's Review:
You’re not going to be automatically good at making money. You have to practice →
Jason Fried's Review:
This story about a 90-year old family run jewelry story outside Chicago will make you tear up:…
Jason Fried's Review:
We need to depend *less* on each other at work, not more. Fewer dependencies →
Jason Fried's Review:
(and if you don’t like listening to podcasts, there’s a full transcript of the interview at the bottom:
Jason Fried's Review:
“The problem w/ minimalism is that if you're not careful… you end up with something simplistic rather than simple”
Jason Fried's Review:
Full transcript of my recent interview with the Havard Business Review IdeaCast:
Jason Fried's Review:
How do we find the companies we feature on The Distance? @VelocityWong explains the process:
Jason Fried's Review:
Congrats on the press, @TempusMachina, well deserved. These are really wonderful in person —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Exponential growth devours and corrupts. One of @dhh’s best rants in a while. Timely read:
Jason Fried's Review:
In response to extensive Twitter conversations, I wrote up why we choose to be a profitable company:
Jason Fried's Review:
Talk about scrappy… Inmates in an Ohio prison clandestinely built computers to apply for credit cards —>
Jason Fried's Review:
If you run a basement waterproofing company, how do you survive an extended drought? Here’s how one did it —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Read how Jack writes about a camera. I hope I can describe something this artistically one day. Wonderful writing.
Jason Fried's Review:
Electronic vs Mechanical. Digital vs Analog. Battery vs. Human Power. Some thoughts:
Jason Fried's Review:
Someone asked me if people live up to our expectations. I’ve changed my tune on this. How I feel now —>
Jason Fried's Review:
A video showing how the Marc Newson Hourglass is made - mostly by eye, hand, and feel —>
Jason Fried's Review:
I don’t play calendar tetris. Here’s a look at my actual calendar for January →
Jason Fried's Review:
Could we make more money if we sold Basecamp by the seat? Probably. But no thanks →
Jason Fried's Review:
In real estate it's location, location, location. In product design it's postion, position position -->
Jason Fried's Review:
Interviewing job applicants in a coffee shop is fucking barbaric. Stop it. STOP!
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The price of monetizing schemes
by @dhh
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Is group chat making you sweat?
by @jasonfried
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Has the tech bubble peaked? Signs that the startup boom may be fizzling
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Case study: How complexity creeps in
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The Buck Stops Here — refunds in 2017 come out of my pocket
by @jasonfried
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Restoring Sanity to the Office
by @harvardbiz
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If you want to earn more, work less
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Case study: How complexity creeps in
by @jasonfried
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Wait, other people can take your time?
by @jasonfried
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The Basecamp Way To Work: Workshop Retrospective
by @shawnblanc
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Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Authenticity
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Making money takes practice like playing the piano takes practice
by @jasonfried
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Then just say it like that!
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Jason Fried on Twitter
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Depend less on each other
by @jasonfried
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Restoring Sanity to the Office
by @harvardbiz
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A Rant Against Maximization
by @jasonfried
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In-Depth: The Seiko Credor Eichi II, Maybe The Most Interesting Time-Only Watch On Planet Earth
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“Whatever it takes”
by @jasonfried
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Restoring Sanity to the Office
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Finding businesses for The Distance
by @VelocityWong
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There’s such a thing as “too helpful”
by @AdamStddrd
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A static business is a healthy business
by @jasonfried
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How Tempus Machina Watches Transforms New Rolexes • Gear Patrol
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Planning is Guessing
by @jasonfried
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The Five-Time Super Bowl–Winning Mailbag
by @BillSimmons
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Reader mail: “What about funding growth?”
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How we structure our work and teams at Basecamp
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What are you competing with?
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What are you competing with?
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What is someone going to stop doing when they start using your product?
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Exponential growth devours and corrupts
by @dhh
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Why we choose profit
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Mark Cuban credits his success to these 7 books
by @forwardist
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Inmates build computers, hide them in ceiling
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How to say you’re sorry – Signal v. Noise
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Make It Rain – Signal v. Noise
by @VelocityWong
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Weekend Report: A First Look At The Hasselblad Medium Format X1D-50c
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Can old world be more modern than new school? – Signal v. Noise
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Do people live up to our expectations?
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In The Shop: The Marc Newson Hourglass For HODINKEE
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What my calendar looks like
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Why we never sold Basecamp by the seat
by @dhh
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Position, Position, Position!
by @rjs
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Interviewing job applicants in a coffee shop is fucking barbaric. Stop it. STOP. IT.
by @dhh
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Jason Fried's Review:
Wonderful idea - pairing up newbies with people with a lot more experience. Going to sign up to volunteer:
Jason Fried's Review:
I could have used this more than a few times. Take a vision test on your iPhone, order contacts 5 minutes later:
Jason Fried's Review:
One of my favorite bits of advice of all time: Charlie Munger’s “Prescription for a life of misery” —>
Jason Fried's Review:
Thoroughly impressed with eero wi-fi. Easy setup, performance has been great, easy to add more + control w/ app:
Jason Fried's Review:
I find myself agreeing with nearly everything Bob @Lefsetz says. Get on his mailing list at
Jason Fried's Review:
“Growth is a disease in many cases… Every business is trying to get as big as they can but they don’t know why.” —>
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Out of Office Hours
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Bags VIP Luggage Delivery | Bags Inc.
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Simple Contacts
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CHARLES T. MUNGER AND THE PRESCRIPTION FOR A LIFE OF MISERY | The Crosshairs Trader
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Subscribe to read
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eero - Finally, WiFi that works
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Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » John Glenn
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Lefsetz Letter
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Lefsetz Letter
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Why This Company Won’t Let You Work More Than 40 Hours
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The Deck, Adieu
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