Basecamp

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    Basecamp is the world’s #1 project management tool. For the last 10 years, companies have been switching to Basecamp because it’s famously easy-to-use, reliable, and It Just Works™. Combine that with our best-in-the-biz customer service, and you’ve got a unique and delightful package. Just last week, another 6,622 companies started using Basecamp.
    TypePrivate
    Founded1999
    HQChicago, USMap
    Websitebasecamp.com
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    Employees (est.) (May 2020)90(-1%)

    Key People/Management at Basecamp

    Jason Fried

    Jason Fried

    Co - Founder & CEO

    Basecamp Office Locations

    Basecamp has an office in Chicago
    Chicago, US (HQ)
    30 N Racine Ave #200
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    		1999

    Time since last funding

    		14 years ago

    Basecamp investors

    		Bezos Expeditions
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    Basecamp News and Updates

    January 10, 2020

    Read the unorthodox résumé a college dropout used to beat out 1,500 applicants and land a 6-figure job at software company Basecamp

    Last September, Andy Didorosi beat nearly 1,500 applicants for a six figure head of marketing position at Basecamp, a 20-year-old software company that develops workflow management tools.   Unlike the other applicants that were considered for the job, Didorosi didn't have a college diploma or corp…
    September 04, 2019

    Google's paid search ads are a 'shakedown,' Basecamp CEO says

    Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says Google search ads force businesses to pay just to be findable in search results.
    August 13, 2019

    Track.ly by 500apps Announces Full Integration With Basecamp

    Track.ly—a 500apps time tracking solution (from market leader Agile CRM)—has announced full integration with popular project management software Basecamp 2 and 3. This integration will enable businesses to do browser and desktop task tracking, in-depth simultaneous time and project management and mu…
    July 18, 2019

    JioGenNext and National Payments Corporation of India is collaborating to support innovative fintech startups with Basecamp

    Register now! The Indian fintech market is expected to be worth around $8 billion by 2020, according to a NASSCOM report. So far, the space has seen a number of innovations which aim to ease the lives of individuals as well the financial services ecosystem as a whole.
    May 22, 2019

    Basecamp Hospitality & REI Aim to Inspire a New Generation of Campers with "Camping 101" Programs

    SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to inspire a new digital generation of campers to plug more into the natural world, Basecamp Hospitality, a renowned park concession company, is launching a series of educational programs at 15 of their state and national parks to...
    May 13, 2019

    Eight startups from JioGenNext Basecamp are all set to create an impact in the Fintech sector

    For a little over four years now, JioGenNext has been partnering with startups to help them understand their business better, enabling them to be successful and be the best in what they do.
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    Basecamp Blogs

    March 27, 2020

    Working remotely builds organizational resiliency

    For many, moving from everyone’s-working-from-the-office to everyone’s-working-at-home isn’t so much a transition as it is a scramble. A very how the fuck? moment. That’s natural. And people need time to figure it out. So if you’re in a leadership position, bake in time. You can’t expect people to h…
    March 25, 2020

    Live Q&A on remote working, working from home, and running a business remotely

    In this livesteam, David and I answer audience questions about how to work remotely. At Basecamp we’ve been working remotely for nearly 20 years, so we have a lot of experience to share. This nearly 2-hour video goes into great detail on a wide variety of topics. Highly recommended if you’re trying …
    March 25, 2020

    A live tour of how Basecamp uses Basecamp to run Basecamp

    David and I spent nearly 2-hours giving a livestream tour of our very own Basecamp account. We wanted to show you how Basecamp uses Basecamp to run projects, communicate internally, share announcements, know what everyone’s working on, build software, keep up socially, and a whole bunch more. Our en…
    March 20, 2020

    Remote Working: The home office desks of Basecamp

    People are always curious about work-from-home (WFH), remote working setups. So, I posted a Basecamp message asking our employees to share a photo of their home office, desk, table, whatever. Here’s what came in. First, the ask: And the answers, in the order they came in: Andy Didorosi, Marketing Ju…
    March 06, 2020

    How we acquired HEY.com

    Back on June 9, 2018, I cold emailed help@hey.com: Hey there– Curious… Would you entertain an offer to sell hey.com? I'd like to use it for something I'm working on, and willing to make you a strong offer. Let me know. Thanks! -Jason And that’s where it all began. For the 25+ years I’ve been… keep r…
    March 02, 2020

    Keep digging

    I’m reviewing transcripts from interviews we did with customers last year and came across a nice example of interview technique. The hardest thing about customer interviews is knowing where to dig. An effective interview is more like a friendly interrogation. We don’t want to learn what customers th…
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     Basecamp Frequently Asked Questions

    • When was Basecamp founded?

      Basecamp was founded in 1999.

    • Who are Basecamp key executives?

      Basecamp's key executives are Jason Fried.

    • How many employees does Basecamp have?

      Basecamp has 90 employees.

    • Who are Basecamp competitors?

      Competitors of Basecamp include Airtable, Trello and MRI Technologies.

    • Where is Basecamp headquarters?

      Basecamp headquarters is located at 30 N Racine Ave #200, Chicago.

    • Where are Basecamp offices?

      Basecamp has an office in Chicago.

    • How many offices does Basecamp have?

      Basecamp has 1 office.