New product mode

kept by eddie dec 18, 25

Basecamp launched Fizzy, an open-source Kanban app, and describes their 'new product mode' approach using Shape Up with more flexibility for rapid experimentation.

Fizzy Design Evolution: A Flipbook from Git
The article describes a technical process extracting Fizzy's daily git screenshots and scoring a flipbook video with Claude-composed music from the app's own audio samples.
also on Jason Fried, Fizzy, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
$5300 in $100s: The verdict
Jason Fried reports a $100 refundable‑ticket event drew 55 sign‑ups, 50 attendees (90% show‑rate), doubling the prior free event’s attendance and yielding $500 for donation.
also on Jason Fried, Basecamp, #productivity
37signals Isn't Smarter Than You, But They Are Different
37signals achieves clean code by keeping teams small, cutting scope, and hiring top engineers, a strategy most companies cannot adopt due to feature-driven revenue models.
also on Fizzy, Basecamp, #software-engineering, #productivity, #developer-tools
Unlike Campfire, where we shared a zero-history copy of the codebase, Fizzy's public codebase has the entire life of the product development
37signals released Fizzy's full product development history publicly with 1,792 pull requests, contrasting with Campfire's zero-history codebase.
also on Fizzy, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Basecamp — Basecamp 5 is all new for 2026
Basecamp 5 ships over 100 improvements including a new home screen, notifications sidebar, global/project calendars, Markdown editor, CLI, AI agent integration, subtasks, and voicenotes.
also on Basecamp, #software-engineering, #productivity, #developer-tools