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Jason Fried
Get Real
Jason Fried is co-founder of Basecamp (formerly 37signals), a Chicago-based software firm, and co-author of the book
Rework
, which was published in 2010. He also writes
Inc.
's Get Real column.
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Grow
Why (Literally) Sketching Out Your Ideas Can Fix Your Team's Communication Problems
Lead
The Best Way to Tell Employees When You've Fired Someone
Grow
Suddenly, Everyone's a Business Expert. Here's How to Tell Who's Really Worth Listening To
Lead
How to Avoid the Yes Dilemma That Can Kill Your Business
Lead
Diversity Is Not an Accident. Here's How One Founder Is Trying to Make Change
Grow
Not Even Starbucks Was Built in a Day. How to Slow Down to Grow Fast
Innovate
Need Inspiration? 4 Weird Places to Find It
Work-Life Balance
The Cult of Hard Work Isn't Just Damaging--It's Also Untrue
Lead
Why You Should Have a Plan Before Your Company Becomes a Political Target
Venture Capital
Why Entrepreneurs Everywhere Should Stop Crafting Elevator Pitches
Lead
Yes, You Only Get 40 Hours of Your Employees' Time. Here's How to Best Use It
Innovate
How the Best Founders Succeed by Looking at Their Companies Differently
Innovate
These Are the Risks Every Entrepreneur Needs to Take
Innovate
The Common Myth About Hard Work That's Holding Your Business Back
Hire Power
The Big Hiring Mistake Uber, Facebook and Snapchat Are All Making
Innovate
Why I Say No to Big-Money Customers
Innovate
Why Growing Fast Will Make Your Company More Mediocre
Creativity
The Single Biggest Reason You're Not Peforming at Your Peak
Employee Benefits
How to Change Your Culture -- In the Most Mildly Radical Way Possible
Innovate
How Removing One Tiny Feature Massively Improved My Product
Innovate
How to Make Deadlines Actually Work
Work-Life Balance
Why Reading About Your Competitors Will Hurt Your Business
Innovate
How Real-Time Chat Is Slowing Down Your Team
Money
How Much Is Our Company Worth? I Don't Want to Know
Innovate
Why Experience Is the Best Kind of Market Research
Innovate
The Danger of Keeping Your Team in the Dark
Innovate
What to Do When Your Skills Are No Longer Relevant
Lead
To Get Better Ideas, Stop Acting Like the Boss
Innovate
Why You Should Make the Little Things Count
Built From Passion
The Fallacy of 'Love What You Do'
Work-Life Balance
What I Discovered After Taking a Month off from Work
Exit Strategies
When the Price Is Right, but Selling Isn't
Innovate
Ask These 3 Questions to Plan for The Next 5 Years
Grow
Survival Secrets of the Longest-Lasting Business Owners
Inc. Live
Jason Fried: Why You Should Power Pivot Your Mission
Employee Recognition
What to Do When a Star Employee Quits
People
The One Trait That Guarantees a Good Hire
Design
Why I'm Sick of Slick Design
Bringing Innovation to Market
Why 37signals Refocused on a Single Product: Basecamp
Conflict
When Bad Things Happen to Good Companies