REWORK
Episodes
Know Your Team
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Lew on Twitter / Know Your Team website — 00:15The Heartbeat Podcast — 00:34Know Your Team's "About Us" page — 1:0...
Last Week with Jason Fried: Office Space
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're introducing a new segment called Last Week with Jason Fried, where Basecamp's CEO talks about a task or concern that recently ...
Unplugged from the Matrix
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our 2017 episode, "Can You Sell Water? Part 2" - 00:29The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chic...
Job Scam
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're introducing a new segment called Check-Ins, where we talk to folks at Basecamp about their answers to recurring questions that get ...
Subscription Hostages
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The DHH tweet that started it all - 00:36Wailin's tweet about the Chicago Tribune - 2:23Laura Hazard Owen on Twitter - 2:55NiemanLab - 3:...
Did You Order the Code Red?
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Read David Heinemeier Hansson's blog post and Jeremy's follow-up post on the mass-login attack.Our episode on the Big Integer outage...
BONUS - Ruby on Rails
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2004, Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson released a framework called Ruby on Rails that has since been used by over 1.2 million web appl...
Hiring Is Not Hazing
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Mallory - 00:20The Baby-Sitters Club - 00:40Aja Hammerly's website - 2:18Aja's post, "There Is No Perfect Interview"...
Remote Work: Extreme Edition
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The IceCube website - 00:46What is a neutrino? (Scientific American) - 1:13SNOLAB in Canada is an example of a neutrino observatory located in...
No Hard Feelings
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Happy Pacifists," our episode about violent rhetoric (and its opposite) in business - 00:24"Big Integer," our episode abo...
Reblog
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Signal v. Noise - 1:49Episode 01, "Sell Your By-products" - 2:00"Signal v. Noise moves to Medium" - 2:37Jason Fried and Ad...
BONUS - Spark Joy with DHH
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Kondo’s official website - 00:14Marie Kondo's interpreter is Marie Iida and here's a Quartz interview with her - 00:28Author...
Big Integer
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, November 8, Basecamp 3 went down for almost five hours. It was the worst outage to hit the company in a decade and a stress test ...
BONUS - Happy New Year
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We tried to record an episode, but there were more important things to talk about. See you in 2019 with more episodes of REWORK.
BONUS - 100% Facebook-Free
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After yet another round of revelations about Facebook's use of customer data, Basecamp has decided to become 100% Facebook-free. We'...
BONUS - Rename
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the last episode of Rework, we talked about the dangers of using violent language in a business context. We've had to grapple with oth...
Happy Pacifists
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Brigham Young/Utah "Holy War" game is so famous it gets its own Wikipedia entry - 00:03Steve Jobs' quote about going "...
Sometimes It's Crazy At Work
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Books by Basecamp - 00:18Harper Business - 3:52Adam Stoddard, Basecamp's marketing designer and the designer of the new book's cover...
The Worst Performance Review
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Ernst, VP of employee success at Reflektive - 00:41Reflektive’s #MyWorstPerformanceReview contest and the winners - 2:12Basecamp CTO ...
Rework Mailbag 3
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Behold the wonder of raclette - 00:59Looking for a calm company while job searching - 2:33How a business that deals with clients can work more...
The Myth of the Overnight Sensation
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our previous episode - 0:11It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson - 0:19Rework by Jason Fried an...
It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work - Part 2
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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&apo...
It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work - Part 1
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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&apo...
Farewell, Noah
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Thanks, Basecamp, for the memories and the lessons" on MediumNoah Lorang on Twitter - 00:40Noah's post on Reddit - 6:47"C...
The Bean Machine
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Take A Break, our last regular episode before sabbatical - 2:47Why we only work 4 days a week during summer (Signal v. Noise) - 3:02Carcassonn...
BONUS - The Distance - The Business Cycle
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun and Wailin are still on vacation, but we have another of our favorite episodes from our previous podcast, The Distance, which was about ...
BONUS - The Distance - Diamonds Are Forever
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun and Wailin are on vacation! During our hiatus, we're bringing you our favorite stories from our previous podcast, The Distance, whi...
Take a Break
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rework made its podcast debut with an episode called "Sell Your By-products" in August 2017 — 00:37A list of employee benefits at ...
BONUS - Out in the Open
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Temperature Check
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of our colleagues on the Basecamp customer support team, Jayne Ogilvie, wanted to find out how other tech companies with remote staffs han...
Go Behind the Scenes
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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—...
You Need Less Than You Think
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
But Wait, There's More!
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Rework Mailbag 2
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Green of Ask A Manager, whom we featured in our previous episode, gives her advice on a couple of questions too. Topics covered:Communi...
Ask A Manager
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alison's new book, Ask A ManagerAsk A Manager's TwitterAsk A Manager podcastAlison's crossover episode on the Captain Awkward p...
BONUS - Culturati Summit 2018
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A video of this discussion is also available.We're still taking your calls for an upcoming mailbag episode where Jason Fried and David He...
BONUS - When Chris Met Mark
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 fau...
Life After Shark Tank
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 bro...
How to Say You're Sorry
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"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 probl...
Update: Please Don't Like This
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Fried talks about designing an alternative to Basecamp's Applause feature that is subtle yet expressive, and distinct from the kind...
Please Don't Like This
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At Basecamp, we're in the midst of a debate over an Applause feature that was designed to improve communication but might be stoking unwa...
BONUS - Dan Miller on Outsourcing
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Miller of Mulberrys Garment Care talks outsourcing, bootstrapping, and growing slowly in some leftover bits we couldn't quite fit int...
Meetings Are Toxic
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll gnash your teeth in recognition as you hear the stories of horrible meetings we collected for ...
Interruption is Not Collaboration
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, are you busy? Can you listen to this real quick? It's an episode about interruptions in the workplace. You'll hear from academi...
BONUS - Jason Fried On To-Do Notifications
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Basec...
Don't Be Fake
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 hone...
BONUS - The Million Dollar Mistake
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For more details, read his blog post about it: https://www.fredperrotta.com/i-fucked-up/
Start Making Something
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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. I...
Rework Mailbag 1 - Part 2
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you'd like your questions answered on a future mailbag episode leave a message at 708.628.7850.
Rework Mailbag 1 - Part 1
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you'd like your questions answered on a future mailbag episode, leave us a message at 708-628-7850.
Planning is Guessing
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Basecamp's founders never wrote a business plan when they started the company. Even today, they don't like to look too far ahead. To...
Can You Sell Water? Part 2
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the tech industry's most vaunted companies revel in their origins as mavericks or rule-breakers, having flouted regulations in th...
BONUS - The Price of Basecamp's Water
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Some leftover bits that didn't make it into the last episode.
Can You Sell Water? Part 1
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Selling is a core skill. You have to know how to sell, whether it's a product, an idea, or yourself. In 2012, Basecamp CEO Jason Fried sa...
BONUS - Jason Fried at INDUSTRY 2017
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried talks about ideas with Paul McAvinchey, co-founder of Product Collective, at INDUSTRY: The Product Conference in Sept...
The Moral ABC
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, which bills itself as the top-selling natural soapmaker in North America, wasn't founded to sell soap. Th...
Take A Stand
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Business and politics tend to make uneasy bedfellows, but in these divisive times, even businesses that have historically stayed out of hot-bu...
Say No
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy to say yes, whether it's to a customer request or a deadline from your boss. But saying yes too many times can result in a...
Pick A Fight (on Twitter)
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson is known for many things, including creating Ruby on Rails and writing business books. He also has a kna...
Workaholics Aren't Heroes
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Being tired isn't a badge of honor. There, we said it. We've been saying this for a while now, because our culture loves to glorify ...
Sell Your By-products
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of Rework! This podcast is based on Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson's 2010 best-selling business bo...
Rework Teaser
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The word you always hear is 'scaling,' right? 'We gotta scale.' And I'm just like: well, why do you have to sca...