Fix a few things here, improve a few things there, launch a new feature every so often. That's coasting. And I don't want Basecamp to coast.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As the number of people who work at Basecamp has grown, I've noticed places where we could use more features, like management, structure, and guidelines. I've also noticed places where we've overengineered ourselves and should pull back.
When we launched the first version of Basecamp in 2004, we decided to build software for small companies just like us.
It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously.
Whenever you are in a new system, and you go on summer break and come back for training camp Day 1, you don't know how much is really going to stick.
Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.
Everything is getting bigger. The way to go now is to program in a little more sophistication.
Being able to walk out of the studio after a week of intense recording and jump into a cold sea and sit in a hot spring and soak for a few hours completely resets the whole system. Really refreshing. For me, it's all about stepping out of the ordinary. Even psychically.
When you're dealing with a new platform, the real trick is just getting the game running.
We need to stop flying, stop driving cars and jetting around on marine recreational vehicles.