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Yes, there are. The Basecamp founders wrote books about it, Rework and Remote. The reason you don't hear more about them is that heroic work is more glamorous t

by patkai 8y ago

Yes, there are. The Basecamp founders wrote books about it, Rework and Remote. The reason you don't hear more about them is that heroic work is more glamorous to discuss. It is worth following https://twitter.com/dhh https://twitter.com/dhh

BooneJS 8y ago
Basecamp is derided in the valley as a “boutique” business, one that does not take VC investments to take off like a rocket and become a unicorn.
- jacquesm 8y ago
  If rarity is what makes a unicorn then they are more of a unicorn than the social media company du jour.
  - jjeaff 8y ago
    Actually, the only rare thing is the amount of media coverage non VC backed companies get. Because most profitable companies are bootstrapped smaller ones.