A fax from the early days resurfaces
Jason shared a 37signals marketing flyer from 2000, found while going through old legal files. They remembered making it in InDesign.
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Jason Fried
Jason Fried co-founded 37signals, the company behind Basecamp, HEY, and Fizzy, and writes books and essays about making useful products and running calmer businesses.
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Jason announced the official Basecamp ChatGPT plugin, with ways to explore projects, create projects, turn notes into to-dos, and search across work from chat.
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Breakfast with Basecamp tests refundable tickets
Jason reported that 50 of 55 paid ticket holders attended a free event with a $100 deposit refunded at the door. They planned to donate the $500 from no-shows and try the approach again.
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What matters is the product people use
In a new essay, Jason separated development metrics from product quality. The focus is how useful, clear, and satisfying the finished thing feels to its customers.
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Basecamp reaches its fifth major version
37signals released Basecamp 5. David Heinemeier Hansson highlighted the new editor, keyboard navigation, and notification sidebar, and credited Jason with the new marketing site’s product summary.
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