

REWORK
37signals
A podcast by 37signals about the better way to work and run your business. The REWORK podcast features the co-founders of 37signals (the makers of Basecamp and HEY), Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson sharing their unique perspective on business and entrepreneurship along with host Kimberly Rhodes.
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Sep 24, 2019 • 32min
Heal the Internet
Mike Davidson's blog post on Superhuman, "Superhuman is Spying on You" - 00:13Mike Davidson's tweet about Superhuman - 00:35"Marking the end of pixel trackers in Basecamp emails" and "Let's stop shaking people down for their email addresses" (Signal v. Noise) - 00:57"You can heal the internet" (Signal v. Noise) - 1:18The EU's official website about GDPR - 11:00"California Passes Sweeping Law to Protect Online Privacy" (New York Times) - 11:08Basecamp stopped reimbursing employees for Uber rides in 2017. DHH elaborates on that decision in our episode "Take A Stand" - 15:26IndieBound - 16:37DuckDuckGo - 17:45"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the 'future is private'" (The Verge) - 21:46"Facebook Has Watched You Browse The Web For Years. And No, 'Clear History' Won't Really Stop It" (BuzzFeed News) - 22:15Our episode on becoming 100% Facebook Free - 22:28"Mister Gotcha," a four-panel cartoon by Matt Bors - 22:55A lavina is an avalanche - 26:00The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's page about the Equifax data breach - 29:21"Apple apologizes for listening to Siri conversations" (CNBC) - 30:30

Sep 17, 2019 • 27min
Slow Fashion
A GQ profile of Japan's Kapital Denim - 1:26Pure Blue jeans - 1:44Meghan Markle - 2:39For a great peek into the denim industry and its environmental impact, we recommend this episode of the Articles of Interest podcast - 2:57David Hieatt - 3:18Hiut Denim | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter - 3:20A 2002 BBC story about the closure of the Dewhirst jeans plant in Cardigan - 3:58Howies - 4:20A selvedge denim explainer - 5:25A story in the Independent about Meghan Markle wearing Hiut's jeans - 13:56Denim Breaker Club - 17:52No Wash Club - 21:46Do Purpose: Why Brands With a Purpose Do Better and Matter More by David Hieatt - 24:35The DO Lectures - 24:42

Sep 10, 2019 • 18min
Farewell, Happy Camper
Basecamp.com - 00:19Adam Stoddard on Twitter - 00:29"Connecting the dots: How we put a smile on the Basecamp logo" (Signal v. Noise, October 2015) - 1:22You can see the 37signals logo in the upper right corner of this website - 3:4837signals changed its name to Basecamp in 2014 - 4:20 Jonathan Van Ness - 5:23Garmin's BaseCamp - 6:51The original 37signals manifesto - 8:40Pentagram - 11:35UnderConsideration's review of the new logo - 14:40

Sep 5, 2019 • 11min
BONUS - The Google Ads Shakedown
Jason's tweet - 00:18"Six Hours of Phone Calls," our episode about hiring an SEO consultant - 00:44Adam Stoddard, Basecamp's marketing designer - 2:17CNBC's story on Jason's tweet - 3:35CNN story on Burger King's mobile app promotion that trolled McDonald's - 10:18

Sep 3, 2019 • 28min
The Cult of Overwork
Ty Fujimura on Twitter - 00:52Ty's Medium essay, "The Cult of Overwork (And How to Avoid It)" - 00:54Cantilever website - 1:10Cal Newport's website - 8:47"The Cult of Overwork," James Surowiecki's New Yorker piece - 22:56Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken - 25:54 (Wailin would like to say that she describes the circus trick incorrectly: The rider actually mounts a moving horse before diving off the platform. Wailin would also like to say that she corrected herself on mic but Shaun cut that part.)

Aug 27, 2019 • 38min
BONUS - 37signals Podcast - Q&A with Jason and David
We're taking off the month of August! During our hiatus, we'll be playing some vintage episodes of the 37signals Podcast, a show that Basecamp ran from 2009-2011 (and then forgot all about until Wailin came across the show during an unrelated Google search). In this episode, Basecamp (then 37signals) co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson answer questions from Signal v. Noise readers about the company's affiliate program, staying motivated, playing the stock market, and more.We'll be back with new episodes of Rework next week!

Aug 20, 2019 • 19min
BONUS - 37signals Podcast - Making People Pay
We're taking off the month of August! During our hiatus, we'll be playing some vintage episodes of the 37signals Podcast, a show that Basecamp ran from 2009-2011 (and then forgot all about until Wailin came across the show during an unrelated Google search). In this episode, Basecamp (then 37signals) co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson talk about when to give something away and when to charge.

Aug 13, 2019 • 25min
BONUS - 37signals Podcast - Valuation Tales
We're taking off the month of August! During our hiatus, we'll be playing some vintage episodes of the 37signals Podcast, a show that Basecamp ran from 2009-2011 (and then forgot all about until Wailin came across the show during an unrelated Google search). In this episode, Basecamp (then 37signals) co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss a satirical press release they wrote to skewer overblown tech company valuations. That leads to a broader discussion about investment, exits, and serial entrepreneurship.

Aug 6, 2019 • 28min
No Half Measures
Our previous two episodes, Shape Up and Shape Up Roundtable - 00:37Welcome Industries website | Twitter | Instagram - 1:16Pam's bio at Northwestern University - 1:31Brandon Williams' website - 3:31Umbra - 3:39Brandon's original idea for Float | Umbra product page - 3:54Kickstarter for the cork bag - 5:23Kickstarter for the photo frame - 5:56Kickstarter for the measuring cups - 6:52Most funded Kickstarter campaigns - 7:31Yanko Design's Instagram - 13:01International Home + Housewares Show - 13:53Janler Corporation - 14:41The cups are made of a plastic called Tritan - 18:58Crazing is cracking on the surface of an object - 19:07MoMA Design Store - 22:35Welcome Industries page to purchase the cups - 23:48Drink those claws - 27:19Wailin's explanation of "Hot Girl Summer" is mortifyingly inaccurate, so read this explainer instead - 27:28

Jul 30, 2019 • 29min
Shape Up Roundtable
The podcast discusses applying Shape Up principles in real life, focusing on project slices for progress, Basecamp versatility, navigating project challenges, and balancing creativity and constraints in shaping projects.