Basecamp notes from DHH

1.
First focus on your writing. Simplicity.
Have good human writing. Nobodies impressed by big words.

2. Planning 5 years out is guessing
wastes your time and sucks your energy.

3.
Decisions are temporary.
What matters most is starting.
Just do something.

4. Have constraints! Set them yourself!
Forces you to make decisions and get things done.
Not waste time.
A sense of urgency.

Spending and earning your own money is a powerful driving force!

5.
10 hours per week, 6 months.

6.
It doesn’t work to go head to head with someone who has more than you!
So you have to do something different.
Fewer features. Under-do your competition.

7.
No overnight successes.