6 episodes

Jason Fried, founder and CEO of Basecamp (http://basecamp.com), and Nathan Kontny, CEO of Highrise (http://highrisehq.com), talk about the challenges of running a business, product design, and whatever else we're going though. Have something you'd like us to talk about? Let us know on Twitter https://twitter.com/jasonfried & https://twitter.com/natekontny

Work in Progress Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny

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Jason Fried, founder and CEO of Basecamp (http://basecamp.com), and Nathan Kontny, CEO of Highrise (http://highrisehq.com), talk about the challenges of running a business, product design, and whatever else we're going though. Have something you'd like us to talk about? Let us know on Twitter https://twitter.com/jasonfried & https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Show #59 - The Importance Of Onboarding

    Show #59 - The Importance Of Onboarding

    Jason shows of the latest work they've done in Basecamp 3 to help with onboarding new users. There's a lot of great, inspiring, ideas here and more to come. Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business. 

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products: 
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 30 min
    Show #58 - Making Something More Obvious, Naming The New Bulk Email Feature In Highrise

    Show #58 - Making Something More Obvious, Naming The New Bulk Email Feature In Highrise

    Showing off some work. Discovered something about companies in Highrise that is giving people trouble. Showing some ideas on how to fix that. Also discussing how we arrived (FINALLY) with a good name for the new bulk email feature of Highrise. Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business. 

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products: 
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 21 min
    Show #57 - Giving People Clean Slates And The Power Of In - Person Demos

    Show #57 - Giving People Clean Slates And The Power Of In - Person Demos

    We talk about an interesting feature idea that just gives people the ability to give themselves clean slates of your product. Jason also talks about a revelation he's had about how powerful in-person product demos are. Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business.

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products:
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 33 min
    Show #56 - Back From Vacation; Planning Around The Holidays; Split Testing Prices

    Show #56 - Back From Vacation; Planning Around The Holidays; Split Testing Prices

    We talk about some observations I had from a recent trip, what it's like for us to plan around holidays and vacations, and we get into things like split testing pricing plans.

    Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business.

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products:
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 31 min
    Show #55 - Solving Anxiety Is Really What We Have To Figure Out

    Show #55 - Solving Anxiety Is Really What We Have To Figure Out

    We talk about solving anxiety for our customers. And how simply organizing something differently can have a huge impact. We answer questions on Blab about our feelings about Silicon Valley, how we balance design and development and more. Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business.

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products:
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 31 min
    Show #54 - Value Of In - Person Demos, Doing Experiments, And Feeling Pain On Purpose

    Show #54 - Value Of In - Person Demos, Doing Experiments, And Feeling Pain On Purpose

    Jason's been doing some in-person demos with the Art Institute of Chicago. We talk about the value of doing those even though they don't makes sense from a "value of time" perspective. We also talk about how we do experiments in our companies and when we decided to dive into the latest technology frameworks. Please subscribe to our channel! We - Jason Fried and Nathan Kontny - make new videos every day about the challenges we have and things we learn about product development and running a business.

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkInProgressShow

    or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress/id1042673913

    Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/jasonfried
    https://twitter.com/natekontny

    Products:
    http://basecamp.com
    http://highrisehq.com

    Blog:
    https://signalvnoise.com/
    http://ninjasandrobots.com/

    Instagram:
    https://instagram.com/jason.fried
    https://instagram.com/imn8

    • 24 min

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