Jason Fried

What do they got? A big team, lots of money, a strong brand, seemingly unlimited resources, panache, reputation, all that. They’re established. They’re your competitors. You want to look away, but you see them everywhere. Their ads on your social, their name in the media, your dream clients on their website. But you know what else they got? Bigger company bloat. Overflowing obligations. Narratives to uphold. Appearances to maintain. Entitlement. Too much overhead. They’re slow. They’re conservative. They talk too much. They’ve stopped taking risks. They’re resting on their laurels, gliding on their reputation. They’re on defense. What they’ve really got is a lot to lose. What do you got? Hunger. Drive. Grit. Scrappiness. Independence. You’re on offense. You don’t have enough, which is why you’re dangerous. You have no choice but to be clever and creative. To make up for what you don’t have with something they can’t have: The underdog spirit. You can move. You can adjust. You can adapt. You can get it done while they’re still stuck deciding what to do. Small is not a stepping stone. Small is not less than. It’s greater than. It’s faster than. It’s better than. Savor your position. You don’t get to be the underdog forever. The baton will be passed. But for now, it’s your magic wand. Use it. We stand with the underdogs.

To me, this is the most impressive Michael Jordan stat: "From November 1990 until his second retirement in 1998, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls never lost three consecutive games."

@ricardof_me Just email me. Email is in my profile.

@jasonfried Thank you! I also found a bug on basecamp 4 that might still be on version 5, it's not a visual one. It is possible to explain to you on a X direct message?

First I critique something particularly embarrassing in Basecamp 4, and then show you how we completely redesigned the same flow in Basecamp 5. We grow!

@raffel 22 years... Finally lol

@jasonfried You suggested I watch the video. I did. It was worth the 23 minute investment. Cannot wait to start working with it. I think your “kick ass half” is getting closer and closer to a whole as the years go on Jason.

Jim gets it.

@ricardof_me Very good eye, already on the list of things to fix. It's actually a regression, it was correct before but we broke it. Will be correct for launch.

@jasonfried Love the new design, I just think that visually this list and the title need more space between, it looks visually odd. Everything else rocks 🚀

Fizzy is Fizzy. Basecamp is Basecamp. Separate products, separate sensibilities, entirely different interfaces. Basecamp has Card Tables built in (which is what Fizzy was actually based on). And we added the ability in Basecamp to collapse a column, so in turn Basecamp was inspired by Fizzy.

@jasonfried looking forwards to it :) Wondering why Fizzy didn't make it to BC5 ?

@iamtyrichards @dhh Yeah it's a nice touch. We have background colors in Basecamp 5, but would like to elevate that on a project-by-project basis with background images. Tiling even! We'll do it, just not sure when.

@jasonfried @dhh That's something I liked about Trello way back when. Not sure if they still had it. But it was one simple thing that made me feel like my workspace was mine.

Omarchy 4 is going all-in on Quickshell. I mean, just look at these gorgeous background and theme selectors!

@MalGsx @37signals Soon, soon! Week of May 25th.

@37signals Basecamp 5 I am super excited for. Based off the short video @jasonfried posted built the hype that quick lol.

@SeamusBreslin ✌️

@jasonfried Just saw the Basecamp 5 preview video and opted in to early access. Absolutely insane work!!

@joshpuckett So special. What an inspiration. Pure wonder.

@jasonfried We spent 3 hours inside and I wish we spent more. The way the space breathes with the changing light is otherworldly. It is unlike any other building I’ve seen.

If you are a fan of faith, architecture, or even just beauty itself, you must visit la Sagrada Família in the afternoon light. An absolute masterpiece.

@tusharbangera We try our best.

@jasonfried Love the way you guys think through things while building your products. Everything is solving for something.

@davelorrez You're in luck. The new BC5 desktop app has tabs.

@jasonfried working with desktop app :)

@teharmond Will be sharing many! Stay tuned.

@jasonfried This is great. Would love to see more videos like this in the transition from 4 to 5.

Counting clicks isn't the game. It's about cognitive load. Simple building things out and seeing what happens is far more obvious and enjoyable. You can't make a mistake. A does B rather than A does BCDE. Having to account for multi-selected states adds a heavy dose of complication that isn't worth the squeeze. Also, you can create a project template and preload all the tools you want if that's what you really want.

@jasonfried Still lot more clicking in 5. Why not let user select all they want from the first + popover and Save?

@MalikRosset It’s like any empty document you create. Feels natural when you do it. It’s a space to fill in.

@jasonfried It’s funny how the emptiness of the page feels jarring at first. It’s quite nice once you’ve added a tool. Love the director’s commentary !

@PoweredxJesus Nope. Everyone on 4 will be transitioned to 5 automatically.

@jasonfried Will Basecamp 5 only be for new projects/accounts?

@davelorrez In 5 you can ping with people (or groups) in a sidebar while you're doing other things. Huge upgrade. Also... You can always just pop a tab and dig around in multiple places.

@jasonfried Biggest frustration on using BC for... so many years :) You can't chat and go look up todo's , files, etc without leaving the chat.

@EricONCA 5 hasn't launched yet, no. A few weeks out.

@jasonfried Love this way of thinking through features! I'm working with a team who is still using Basecamp 2. Maybe I'll try out Basecamp 5 for internal use -- is it live today?