Jason Fried, the CEO and co-founder of 37signals (maker of Basecamp) doesn’t want you to come to meetings. He insists that you work no more than 40 hours a week; 36 in the summer. He doesn’t really want you coming to the office either…and this approach has helped make Basecamp hugely successful. In this episode, Fried describes how he’s built an institution by bucking a lot of conventional wisdom.

The Gospel of Slow Growth, ft. Jason Fried

From the creator of <em>How I Built This,</em> host Guy Raz invites you to listen in as he talks to leadership experts and the visionary leaders of some of the world's biggest brands. Along the way, you'll hear accounts of crisis, failure, turnaround, and triumph, as the leaders reveal their secrets on their way to the top. These are stories that <em>didn't</em> make it into their company bios, and valuable lessons for anyone trying to make it in business.

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The Gospel of Slow Growth, ft. Jason Fried

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