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A review by almondjelly
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
3.0
I agree with the principles and most of the sentiments expressed in this book. Note that this book isn't about how to run a successful, calm company; if you're looking for some sort of how-to manual, you're not gonna find it here.
This book is more about inspiring entrepreneurs not to keep up with the Joneses. It's a description of one example of a company that didn't get caught up in the silicon valley rat race. The authors explain some of the things they do at Basecamp to demonstrate their values (i.e., work to live; not live to work) and drive home their point ("see? it's not impossible to run a profitable software company AND work < 40 hour/week").
Basically, they use 200+ pages to tell the reader that when you build a company, you'll be faced with a mole of choices and that it's possible to choose a less stressful route AND make cash money bling bling.
3 stars instead of 4 because the bro-chill-out conversational tone annoyed me and felt unnecessarily condescending and naive at times.
This book is more about inspiring entrepreneurs not to keep up with the Joneses. It's a description of one example of a company that didn't get caught up in the silicon valley rat race. The authors explain some of the things they do at Basecamp to demonstrate their values (i.e., work to live; not live to work) and drive home their point ("see? it's not impossible to run a profitable software company AND work < 40 hour/week").
Basically, they use 200+ pages to tell the reader that when you build a company, you'll be faced with a mole of choices and that it's possible to choose a less stressful route AND make cash money bling bling.
3 stars instead of 4 because the bro-chill-out conversational tone annoyed me and felt unnecessarily condescending and naive at times.