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Q: #askjf I am a very big fan of you and David. Amazing business and amazing values. What tool do you use internally for video conferencing?
- @subsrl
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Q: What have you found most effective in selling basecamp + http://hey.com as far as marketing channels? #askjf
- @epickevinnguyen
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Q: Have been a long time user of @basecamp but somehow feel like the product is stagnant and not as updated as other project management products .. #askjf
- @VineetDevaiah
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Q: Is the future of Hey Hey for Work? Or are there any consumer features coming? #AskJF
- @AndyNicolaides
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- @AndyNicolaides
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Q: Do you use any sort of product analytics on Basecamp or Hey in order to figure out which parts of the product could be improved? If yes, how? Thanks! #askJF
- @makwarth
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Q: What new features are coming out for Hey? Still on track to use your own email address by end of year? #askJF
- @leejfreedman
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- @leejfreedman
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Q: When custom domains launches, what will the setup process be like? Changing MX records, etc…? #askJF
- @jpetticrew
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- @jpetticrew
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Q: What are some skills beside coding someone should learn if he wants to open an online business?
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- @VladPasca5
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Q: #askJF how did you replace you 6 month get together meet-up in Chicago in COVID times?
- @sprauerc
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- @sprauerc
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Q: Do you add user-requested features to your products or only things you consider fitting to your work style? #askJF
- @sashopopov
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- @sashopopov
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Q: Sorry if you have answered this: Do you have any thoughts on competition? Do you monitor competing software, and base any decisions around them? #askJF
- @gtlpearson
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- @gtlpearson
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Q: #askJF I’m a fan of HEY, but don’t need Basecamp since I’m solo. I would however like a writing, reminders, calendar app from your team. Any thoughts on individual workers and what to use?
- @nashp
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- @nashp
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Q: In the past year you’ve hired only senior positions. Do you plan to open up a few internships or junior positions in the near future so others can have the opportunity to learn and grow while working on large scale apps like Baseca… #askJF
- @RaulOnRails
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- @RaulOnRails
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Q: What would be your advice for hiring online? Both for the candidates and the recruiting team? Considering all the years of experience working Remote, I’m pretty sure you’ve learned quite a lot in this field. Thanks! #AskJF
- @MagalereMario
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- @MagalereMario
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Q: How would you pick a replacement for yourself at Basecamp and/or HEY? Bonus question: how would you know it’s time to hand over the reins? #askJF
- @predkelis
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- @predkelis
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Q: If you would start a new SaaS business from scratch, what kind of approach/ business philosophy you would follow? (Getting Real, Lean Startup or something else?) #askJF
- @jyriand
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- @jyriand
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Q: #askJF I love this quote from John Doerr, “We need teams of missionaries, not mercenaries”. I’ve been in the role of Product Manager for a month & fortunate enough to have an excellent Eng. team, they’re missionaries. If you had a team…
- @FayeJakovcevic
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- @FayeJakovcevic
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Q: #askJF how do you handle legal matters at Basecamp? As a lawyer, I sometimes feel my work creates more bureaucracy without value. Curious where a legal department would fit in your management philosophy.
- @Jameschanwz
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- @Jameschanwz
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Q: Have there been particular drivers that have caused you to create new versions of Basecamp instead of choosing to morph the current version? #askJF
- @delynn
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Q: As a @tinyseed mentor how do you advise bootstrapped B2Bs with respect to segmented pricing and going upmarket, as compared with Basecamp's now one size fits all approach #askJF
- @scottbarden
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- @scottbarden
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Q: @jasonfried How do you manage all the external noise (notifications, Twitter, emails) while still managing to make progress and get work done? #askJF
- @MattTarantino
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- @MattTarantino
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Q: Hey Jason when there is an opening, will you guys consider my application even though I'm in college? #askJF
- @ApolloAnumitha
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Q: How do you discover and validate your ideas and how do you assess if an idea is worth executing? #askJF
- @hiasinho
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- @hiasinho
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Q: You've spoken and written against per-seat pricing in the past. What made you change your mind on this for HEY for Work? #askJF
- @AyushN21
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- @AyushN21
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Q: @jasonfried do you have any team members that are strictly dedicated to Hey or Basecamp? If so, what strategies are you using to keep everyone feeling unified? #askJF
- @tomrossi7
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Q: What is your team's primary marketing strategy for Basecamp or new products? Is it all inbound at this point?
Any advice on growing from 100 to 1000 customers?
Thanks Jason
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- @drewhaines3
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Any advice on growing from 100 to 1000 customers?
Thanks Jason
#askJF
- @drewhaines3
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Q: Any tips on moving from a consultancy to a product business with no outside investment? Instead of going all-in on the product we are taking small steps towards it while financing ourselves with consultancy. But progress is soooo sloooow. #askJF
- @Jadra
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Q: Re: product design. I wonder, when shaping on the demand side, do ideas typically come to you by themselves, or do you chase after ideas by thinking hard? #askJF
- @JenteSeveri
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- @JenteSeveri
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Q: How do you know if a product (or startup) idea deserves to be tested or prototyped? #askJF Regards from 
Chile
- @Carlos_Scheuch
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Chile- @Carlos_Scheuch
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Q: @jasonfried HEY is a product that could outlast your career. Same with BC and "until the end of the internet." How do you think about product/company success beyond you and DHH? Do you need to start today? #askJF
- @54footy
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Q: Hey @jasonfried, sorry I'm late to this.
Currency values mean people in many countries cannot afford popular SaaS products. How can companies engage with this on a fair basis? #askJF
- @ironsjon
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Currency values mean people in many countries cannot afford popular SaaS products. How can companies engage with this on a fair basis? #askJF
- @ironsjon
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Q: #askjf How’s your prairie restoration project going? Any plans to share more about it?
- @marcelosomers
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- @marcelosomers
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Q: 1) are you on Goodreads? If not, what has worked best for Basecamp marketing wise? Was growth organic or other?
2) How are you diversifying your portfolio and what stocks/investments do you recommend?
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- @thisismyclone
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2) How are you diversifying your portfolio and what stocks/investments do you recommend?
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