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David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
At Basecamp, we build products we need to run our own business. For example, we wanted a way to keep track of whom we talked to, what we said, and when we need to follow up next. So we created Highrise, our contact-management software. There was no need for focus groups, market studies, or middlemen. We had the itch, so we scratched it.
David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
Cutting some people down to promote equality is not the way.
But also a lesson in branding (from both sides):
Calling a program “gifted and talented” instead of “higher difficulty classes” made parents fight over who got in, envious if they didn’t. https://t.co/9KdG1r2DOH
I've heard from many PMs that the LNO framework (as described by @shreyas here) has transformed how they spend their day https://t.co/fXU315EMRE
This intro is so well written it makes me want to stop what I’m doing and immediately start reading the rest.
Decisions are temporary.
Jason Fried • ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
20 things I want creatively in 2025:
1. Creative people to feel less alone in their work (including me)
2. To see a show that sends me into the clouds for days
3. To buy a work of art that makes me feel complete, even for a moment
4. Small groups of people using releases to build worlds and tell stories over time
5. The return of the zine as a... See more
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