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It's useful to step back and realize that some of the things Basecamp advocates are privileges, not strategies. In other words, they've been blessed with enoug
by kbuchanan 8y ago
It's useful to step back and realize that some of the things Basecamp advocates are privileges, not strategies.
In other words, they've been blessed with enough success that they can choose the path they're on. OF COURSE there's a feedback loop—remote work helps them be more successful, without a doubt. But, the trade-offs Basecamp makes are not always available to other businesses, and do not offer the same clear upsides to either employees or owners.
(Having said this, I'm a big fan of their style and have learned a lot from them...)
- coldtea 8y ago>But, the trade-offs Basecamp makes are not always available to other businesses Shouldn't we build an environment where they are? E.g. if a company doesn't use slave or child labor today, or doesn't pay in company scrip, it's not a loss for them, because no company can use those either. Unpaid overtime was similarly outlawed in lots of western countries. Societies should build a legal environment where this is true for most sane things companies should be doing and bad things companies should be avoiding.
- nraynaud 8y agoDHH mentioned that it's not all that calm and zen and well oiled at Basecamp, that the book is also aspirational.
- 1123581321 8y agoI don’t think this is fair to say because they have been writing like this for nearly 20 years. Getting Real and their blog predate Basecamp.