Articles by Jason Fried
Jason Fried is an American entrepreneur, writer, and co-founder of Basecamp, a web-based project management tool. Fried started his career as a freelance web designer in the 1990s. In 1999, he co-founded Basecamp (originally called 37signals). Since then, Fried has led the development of several other web-based productivity tools, including Highrise, Campfire, and Hey. He is also a prolific author and speaker on topics such as remote work, productivity, and business management. In 2019, Fried and his co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson published the book "It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work."
The Basecamp Employee HandbookBasecamp has a medium-size employee handbook. It covers 22 topics and is about 60 pages long. It is self-hosted.
- Status Meetings Are the Scourge
Jason explains how the status update portion of a stand-up meeting is a waste of time. Written information is more powerful (team members can access it if / when they need it).