Jason Fried
TED Talks
Chicago, IL, United States
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Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. He calls out the two main offenders (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make the workplace actually work. → Read More
Say no to meetings! And 3 other ideas to keep your workplace happy and healthy
Can you optimize a company for calm, not chaos? That’s what entrepreneurs Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson decided to do after they founded Basecamp. Here are 4 strategies they use to minimize distraction and maximize quality work time. → Read More
The Key to Making Deadlines Actually Work
A little pressure not only helps you get your products out the door but makes them better, too. → Read More
The Benefits of Taking a Social Media Detox
Here's why I kicked the social media news habit--and why you should, too. → Read More
How Real-Time Chat Is Slowing Down Your Team
Is your team chat gathering speed but going nowhere? Sometimes, you need to switch to low gear to get more traction. → Read More
How Much Is Our Company Worth? I Don't Want to Know
Valuations have become the new startup sport. Here's why I've opted out. → Read More
Why Experience Is the Best Kind of Market Research
Sometimes the best market research comes from getting into the market yourself. → Read More
Why It's Dangerous to Keep Your Team in the Dark
At Basecamp, we're trying to build something big--and it's led to a crucial lesson in communication. → Read More
Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. In his talk, he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work. <em>(Filmed at <a href=http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/712>TEDxMidWest</a>.)</em> → Read More
What to Do When Your Skills Are No Longer Relevant
What happens when you lose your grip on the very skills that made you successful? → Read More
Why You Should Stop Acting Like the Boss
You may have final say, but it's vital that not everything you say be taken as final. → Read More
Why You Should Make the Little Things Count
Creating a memorable experience is simpler than you might think--and it goes a long way. → Read More
The Fallacy of 'Love What You Do'
Why one of the most repeated pieces of career advice is completely bogus. → Read More
What Happened When I Spent a Month Away from My Company
I spent a month away and barely thought about work. Here's what I discovered when I returned. → Read More
When the Price Is Right, But Selling Isn't
Unloading a noncore business is trickier than you might think. → Read More
Nailing the Next Five Years
Three deceptively simple questions will change the way you think about your company's future. → Read More
Survival Secrets of the Longest-Lasting Business Owners
The real challenge in business isn't getting started. It's sticking around for the long haul. → Read More
How to Handle Losing Valued Employees
A longtime, much-loved employee left us recently, which raised a big question: How can we ensure his values don't leave us, too? → Read More
The One Trait That Guarantees a Good Hire
We have tons of qualified candidates for a key open position--but I'm looking for more than qualifications. → Read More
How 6 Startup Logos Came to Be
Great logos don't usually happen by accident. Here's how six logos came to be, along with some takeaways about why the designs work. WOW 1 DAY Painting Baker’s Edge Penn Treaty Financial Gobblebox Garfield Little Ram Editing Related Links → Read More