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madelinesamskey's review against another edition
1.0
The only thing this book had going for it is that the authors are engaging writers. Other than that, there is very little you can practically take away from it unless you are a C-level exec or manager of an extensive team. The rules they set for a calm life are predicated by the fact that their business (Basecamp) is a private subscription SaaS company with no sales team, and they’re the bosses. If you’re at any other model of business, not a VP or CXO, or on a sales team, then you’re subject to external factors that this team apparently isn’t. For me, this was a frustrating read for that reason - but it would definitely be valuable for CXOs everywhere to read. We lower-folk can only hope...
drewhawkins's review against another edition
5.0
This was an awesome book. I love these guys' approach to work life, building a company, focus and not chasing shiny objects.
dkai's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of good ideas inside for making a healthier workplace. It's most applicable to people in management positions for white collar jobs, but still has plenty of points to consider in the job search for lower level employees like me. If we can get past the stock market and the desire to please shareholders, work could be so much better. Wished it didn't dodge gender/race issues of expectations and overwork, but it keeps it succinct and other readings address that in more detail.
ob_ledbetter's review against another edition
4.0
SUCH a refreshing perspective. I was head nodding the whole book.
rangersarah's review against another edition
3.0
The authors did a good job of explaining how awesome their company is, but there is very little here to help the rest of us peons who don't own our own software company.
nakedsushi's review against another edition
3.0
Like parenting books, I take these business-type books with a grain of salt. That being said, there were a lot of things I agreed with in here. I can't help but think this book came about as a series of Medium posts, since some chapters were either repetitive with the point, or covered something an earlier chapter already mentioned. If the book was merely to serve as marketing/recruiting material to join the unicorn fantasyland of Basecamp, where all employees get 8 hours of sleep and plenty of time off, then it definitely succeeded.
kevinanderson's review against another edition
4.0
This book seems to be about common sense. But you question why so few companies operate like Basecamp.