Jason Fried
Founder & CEO of Basecamp
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Jason Fried
@jasonfried · CEO, Basecamp
Hi all! Jason here. Very excited to be here today so let's kick things off with some questions!
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Phil Ren
@philren · CEO, Mingdao.com
Hi Jason, Thanks for chatting with us.
My question is what you think of the product differentiation between all kinds of task apps? Like yours, Asana and Trello. Do you believe there is one best way to organize projects and tasks?
Junius
@juniusfree
Hi @jasonfried
How will you spend your time if you've got one hour to solve a user problem/need?
Thanks!
Irina Zayats
@izayats
Jason, what books/ideas/people have shaped your product design views the most? I am a huge fan of Basecamp and the unique UX decisions you have made over the years. Any advice for someone looking to get better at building remarkable web products?
Nicolas
@nicolasmlv · dev
How did you meet Jeff Bezos?
Could you give us one of his best advice?
Mike Coutermarsh
@mscccc · Code @ Product Hunt
Hi @jasonfried! I'd love to know. Whats the one thing you've done professionally that scared you the most? How'd it turn out? 😀
Alejandro Brega
@alejandrob · CEO, MediaFem
Hi Jason, if you have to start a company today, on which area in the saas industry you Wil see an opportunity to start the business? Thanks!!
Javier Escribano
@fesja · CEO, Selltag
Hi @jasonfried,
Basecamp has always been a "niche" project management tool (in the good sense), you didn't cover all types of use cases and you were proud of it because it made Basecamp simpler and more focused. However with the new Basecamp I feel like you have abandoned that strategy trying to cover several more use cases. Would you agree? Could it be because of Slack, Trello, Asana which are getting more usage, and you worry they would steal clients? Thanks for inspiring us!
Robert Williams
@letsworkshop · Workshop
Hey Jason, you're awesome.
You're a proponent of "scratching your own itch" and dog-fooding the products you create.
How does this translate to a service business, where the service you are providing may not solve your own business's problems?
For example, I run a lead-generation business for design and development consultancies, but I don't use the leads I find.
Do you think that this disconnect can be overcome?
Will this always be a disadvantage?
Theoharis Dimarhos
@theo_dimarhos · Marketing+Biz Dev at AngelouEconomics
@jasonfried Hi Jason! When it comes to storytelling, what have you found to be the best elements of telling a story?