REWORK

We’re taking your questions for David and Jason to answer in an upcoming mailbag episode! Leave us a voicemail at (708) 628-7850 and you'll be entered into a drawing for an autographed copy of It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work. It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work - 1:05 Jason and David’s previous books were Rework and Remote - 1:12 Check out our previous mailbag episodes, here , h...

"Thanks, Basecamp, for the memories and the lessons" on Medium Noah Lorang on Twitter - 00:40 Noah's post on Reddit - 6:47 "Convert Geological Info into a Custom Map for 3D Printing and Milling" in Make: magazine - 7:23 Rick and Morty - 9:34 "Can it be 'art' if it's made with a robot's help?" on Medium - 24:45 Elevated Woodworking website / In...

Take A Break , our last regular episode before sabbatical - 2:47 Why we only work 4 days a week during summer (Signal v. Noise) - 3:02 Carcassonne in southern France is a UNESCO World Heritage site - 4:11 It is also a board game that Shaun enjoys! - 4:14 Wailin thought she discovered Aperol spritzes in Europe but it turns out she was just brainwashed by a liquor brand and has no original ideas or...

Shaun and Wailin are still on vacation, but we have another of our favorite episodes from our previous podcast, The Distance , which was about long-running businesses. Wailin's pick is this story of America's last bicycle manufacturer.

Shaun and Wailin are on vacation! During our hiatus, we're bringing you our favorite stories from our previous podcast, The Distance , which was about long-running businesses. Shaun's pick is this story of a 90-year-old jewelry store and how running a business can be a true labor of love.

Rework made its podcast debut with an episode called "Sell Your By-products" in August 2017 — 00:37 A list of employee benefits at Basecamp — 00:51 Adeline Koh is the founder of Sabbatical Beauty and you'll also find her in the company's very friendly and welcoming Facebook group — 1:45 Adeline's essay on starting a business while on academic sabbatical —1:59 A primer on K...

In a bonus conversation with Sarah Park of MeetEdgar, she talks about making the company handbook public and why they have a policy of opening up meetings and conversations to everyone.

One of our colleagues on the Basecamp customer support team, Jayne Ogilvie, wanted to find out how other tech companies with remote staffs handle issues like communication, career development, and hiring. Jayne sent out a survey and got back a wealth of information and ideas about how other teams work together. In this episode, we hear more from two participating companies: Sarah Park of MeetEdgar...

A famous guy once said, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" But he was a grifter. In fact, going behind the scenes—whether it's a factory tour or cooking show—can be a valuable experience for both visitors and guides. In this episode, we crash a middle school field trip to the Method soap factory on Chicago's South Side. We also hear from Basecamp's CEO Jaso...

Who needs a fancy office when you can work out of a dingy food court? Who needs fancy equipment when you can buy what you need at Walmart? Who needs to hire an SEO specialist? What does an SEO specialist do, anyway? (A question for another episode, or maybe another podcast altogether.) On this episode, three very different companies—a fashion brand, a company that sells fresh salads from vending m...

Do you struggle with finding the right podcast? Are you tired of true crime shows and hosts trying to sell you a mattress? Introducing Rework, a podcast that's free of both murder and midroll ads. When you listen to this episode of Rework, you'll learn the fascinating history of infomercials and hear sales tips from experts like the marketing guru who made the Thighmaster a '90s sen...

Alison Green of Ask A Manager , whom we featured in our previous episode , gives her advice on a couple of questions too. Topics covered: Communicating changes in a corporate culture when the workforce is remote (0:40) Being transparent about why a change is made when the news is unequivocally negative (3:25) Setting up a system where conflicts and problems can be escalated and resolved (9:28) Man...

Alison's new book, Ask A Manager Ask A Manager's Twitter Ask A Manager podcast Alison's crossover episode on the Captain Awkward podcast How can I recover from being embarrassingly drunk at a work event? My employee sent a memo to management about ghosts in the building An employee is putting magical curses on her coworkers I ghosted my ex, and she's about to be my new boss Upd...

A video of this discussion is also available. We're still taking your calls for an upcoming mailbag episode where Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson will answer your questions about workplace communication. We're also bringing in a special guest, Alison Green of Ask A Manager , to give advice! Call us at (708) 628-7850 or email us at hello@rework.fm. Further Reading: Dean Carter on...

Chris Ruder, the CEO of Spikeball, shares a story about meeting Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban at a bar and committing a photo faux pas (a faux-to pas?), a year before he taped his Shark Tank appearance.

This episode features: Melissa Butler of The Lip Bar , a company that makes vegan and cruelty-free lipstick in vibrant shades that work on a broad range of skin tones. Watch a clip of their episode. Chris Ruder of Spikeball , the maker of a game that's a mix of volleyball and four square. Ruder played Spikeball as a child and later revived the brand after it had become obsolete. Joe Moore of...

"You know I try, but I don't do too well with apologies," Justin Bieber once sang. You're not the only one with this problem, Justin! Why is saying sorry so difficult, especially for businesses? In this episode: A veteran tracker of apologies looks at what's changed (and what hasn't) in public apology culture; Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson recounts a ti...

Jason Fried talks about designing an alternative to Basecamp's Applause feature that is subtle yet expressive, and distinct from the kinds of reactions and feedback mechanisms used on social media platforms. (If you missed our previous episode on the debate over the Applause feature, go back and listen!)

At Basecamp, we're in the midst of a debate over an Applause feature that was designed to improve communication but might be stoking unwanted anxiety. In this episode, CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and iOS designer Tara Mann present different sides of the Applause debate and explore the ways behavior patterns in social media are trickling into the workplace. We also look at how world-famous pi...

Dan Miller of Mulberrys Garment Care talks outsourcing, bootstrapping, and growing slowly in some leftover bits we couldn't quite fit into episode 14.

You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll gnash your teeth in recognition as you hear the stories of horrible meetings we collected for this episode. Meetings are one of the worst kinds of workplace interruptions. They're held too frequently, run too long, and involve more people than necessary. Also in this episode: A Basecamp programmer gives advice on rethinking the culture of meetin...

Hey, are you busy? Can you listen to this real quick? It's an episode about interruptions in the workplace. You'll hear from academic researchers, Basecamp's head data wrangler, and the CEO of a remote company about how they've tackled not just the disruptions themselves, but also the workplace culture that allows those intrusions to flourish.

Special bonus episode where Jason Fried discusses some of the thinking that goes into making a very small change to the to-do feature in Basecamp.

Hey, are you crushing it? It seems like everyone is constantly crushing it in the business world. But maybe it would be better if we were honest about our flaws, talked like ourselves, and aimed to be genuine instead of super polished. In this episode: A Basecamp customer support representative shares tips on writing emails like a real human being; an inherently artificial industry gets a dose of...

For more details, read his blog post about it: https://www.fredperrotta.com/i-fucked-up/