1692: Rethinking Entrepreneurship With Basecamp Founder David Hansson
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Basecamp Co-Founder David Heinemeier Hansson about what’s wrong with the popular model of entrepreneurship.
- The terrible myths surrounding entrepreneurship. (1:50)
- The differences between Danish and American cultures. (5:41)
- How there are people who are more efficient with their time. (9:16)
- How he got started and the inception of Basecamp. (13:32)
- The value of efficiency. (20:25)
- You have to learn how to build it yourself. (24:04)
- The misleading concept of ‘running lean’. (28:24)
- The false dichotomy entrepreneurs fall prey to. (34:49)
- Was there a pivotal moment with his relationship with money? (42:44)
- Why are people paying for something they can get for free? (48:09)
- Why do so many entrepreneurs miss the obvious? (59:10)
- Hacks to improve your personal efficiency. (1:04:06)
- Do what makes you happy. (1:06:58)
- Why he is skeptical about the Metaverse. (1:11:20)
- His philosophy on screen time with his kids. (1:15:33)
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- November Promotion: MAPS Anywhere and the Fit Mom Bundle – Both 50% off! **Promo code “NOVEMBER50” at checkout**
- Visit Vuori Clothing for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners!
- Ruby on Rails
- Rework – Book by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
- Marissa Mayer says the secret of success is working 130 hours a week
- Basecamp: Project Management & Team Communication Software
- Remote: Office Not Required – Book by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
- HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp
- Free-Range Kids
- Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
- Mind Pump Free Resources
Featured Guest/People Mentioned
- David Heinemeier Hansson (@dhh) Twitter
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Twitter
- Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos) Twitter
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| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? |
| 0:19.0 | In today's episode, we interviewed David Heinemeier Hansen. |
| 0:23.0 | He's the founder of Basecamp, Ruby on Rails. |
| 0:27.0 | He's the author of Reworked. This guy's a tech entrepreneur, very, very successful. |
| 0:33.0 | But he does things very differently. |
| 0:35.0 | In fact, in today's episode, we talk all about the myths surrounding entrepreneurship |
| 0:40.0 | and why finding balance is probably the key to success. |
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