Basecamp co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson talk about HEY World, a new feature of the HEY email service where customers can create a super simple blog. HEY World has no templates, no endless scroll, no ads, no trackers, and no JavaScript. It represents Basecamp's attempt to create a Web 1.0 typewriter for our current digital age. In this episode, we talk about the return of blogging, countering abuse, and the sunsetting of Basecamp's long-running Signal v. Noise blog. Stay tuned until the end for a chance to win some Basecamp bucks! And by Basecamp bucks, we mean actual American dollars.
Show Notes
HEY) - 00:17
Jason's post announcing HEY World) - 00:22
Signal v. Noise) - 00:34
The dumpster fire project) - 2:02
Jason on HEY World) - 3:10
David on HEY World) - 3:13
"Pick A Fight (on Twitter),") a vintage episode about David's relationship with Twitter - 3:28
"100% Facebook-Free,") our episode about getting Basecamp off Facebook and Instagram - 4:40
"Two Weeks,") our episode about launching HEY and running afoul of Apple - 5:21
Berkshire Hathaway's website) - 18:23
The.Ink), Anand Giridharadas' newsletter - 18:45
The Lefsetz Letter) - 20:21
HEY's Screener) - 27:20
HEY's Shield) - 27:44
Basecamp's "Until the end of the Internet" policy) - 30:56
Greymatter) - 31:34
David and Jason talk about how they met via email in this episode) - 31:58
