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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...
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...
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 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.
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 Korean beauty — 4:20
Jason Fried — 14:08
Jason and...
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.
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.
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 tastes of her own...
"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 / Instagram / Facebook / Twitter - 28:24
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...