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Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by zulfishah »

napoleond wrote: post #37

I want Highrise Personal. There are so many CRMs for every different size of business, but I want a contact list where I can fill in information about people as I go (ie. start with "big guy with red hair at Mark's Dec. 17 party, discussed quantum tunnelling" and then add in his name and contact info if/when I learn it) and add arbitrary notes about everyone. I know I could just use a regular CRM but those always get…

Try my app, "Contacts Journal" (http://itunes.com/apps/contactsjournal). It's iOS only, so no web interface, but it might be exactly what you need. Users love it (check out all the great reviews).

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by praxeologist »

sergiotapia wrote: post #25

I STRONGLY recommend Asana: http://www.asana.com It's like using a smart piece of paper that just gets out of your way and let's you create, assign, toggle, set dates, etc really intuitively. I'm a freelancer - and for my usage I typically have a Workspace called Freelance Projects. In that workspace I have many projects, each for each freelance gig I land. I then invite my client (YOU CAN INVITE UP TO 30 PEOPLE PER…

The 30 person limit "per project" got me excited until I looked at pricing and that just seems like the "team size" of "workspace members".

I was thinking to try using Asana to collect feedback from beta testers (of real world items). Across several projects, this would total more than 30, but the 30 limit per type of thing being tested would be fine.

Is this going to work for me or any other suggestions? I haven't dug in to try using Asana much yet.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by revorad »

efsavage wrote: post #100
revorad wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What criteria would you use for ranking tasks by importance?

Probably a few factors: 1. How important I say it is. 2. How important the tasks it is blocking are. 3. How close to the due date it is.

Thanks. What do you currently use?

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by JasonFruit »

tomkin wrote: post #62

I think we're seeing the unfolding of 37signals. I know that's the cliche thing to say here on HN, so note I say this bearing that overarching fact in mind. I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately remo…

I never knew the original Basecamp, but I'm using the new one recently — for the first time — and I'd praise it to anyone who would listen. Brilliant tool.

Re: Basecamp Personal

#105

Post by jimbokun »

pchristensen wrote: post #88
tomkin wrote: post #62

I think we're seeing the unfolding of 37signals. I know that's the cliche thing to say here on HN, so note I say this bearing that overarching fact in mind. I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately remo…

This follows something 37s has preached forever - turn your side effects into new businesses. They wrote blog posts, then turned them into a book. They had a lot of business customers, so they built a CRM, etc. Here, they took a business product, got rid of free plans, and now can sell to a new kind of customer with their same codebase. Also, a one-time charge for a SaaS app? That's something I haven't seen but could…

"Also, a one-time charge for a SaaS app? That's something I haven't seen but could be applicable in a lot of places."

I'm curious how you estimate the cost of access + 1GB storage, forever. What do the terms and conditions say about them turning off the spigot at some point in the future?

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by rys »

jimbokun wrote: post #105
pchristensen wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This follows something 37s has preached forever - turn your side effects into new businesses. They wrote blog posts, then turned them into a book. They had a lot of business customers, so they built a CRM, etc. Here, they took a business product, got rid of free plans, and now can sell to a new kind of customer with their same codebase. Also, a one-time charge for a SaaS app? That's something I haven't seen but could…

"Also, a one-time charge for a SaaS app? That's something I haven't seen but could be applicable in a lot of places." I'm curious how you estimate the cost of access + 1GB storage, forever. What do the terms and conditions say about them turning off the spigot at some point in the future?

It's likely they're just using spare infrastructure used to host Basecamp which is essentially already bought and paid for. As long as Basecamp stays alive it's likely this version will too.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by vijayr »

pchristensen wrote: post #88
tomkin wrote: post #62

I think we're seeing the unfolding of 37signals. I know that's the cliche thing to say here on HN, so note I say this bearing that overarching fact in mind. I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately remo…

This follows something 37s has preached forever - turn your side effects into new businesses. They wrote blog posts, then turned them into a book. They had a lot of business customers, so they built a CRM, etc. Here, they took a business product, got rid of free plans, and now can sell to a new kind of customer with their same codebase. Also, a one-time charge for a SaaS app? That's something I haven't seen but could…

Didn't http://pinboard.in/ do the same? I mean, the one time fee - and I remember it worked well for them.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by alanmeaney »

efsavage wrote: post #94

Maybe I just think about things backwards, but why do none of these packages support task dependencies (not subtasks). It seems that the logical precursor to "what is important" is "what is available". Instead we have daily scrums and bi-weekly planning sessions and people doing all sorts of query-fu just to figure this out. I'd like a system where I can: a) Dump my tasks b) Have it give me a good guess at the most i…

We've only launched Task Messenger but I like the sound of auto ranking tasks, something to go on my 'to-do' list. You could always give us a go. We're building a to-do list for teams.

Re: Basecamp Personal

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Post by weaksauce »

benatkin wrote: post #92
sergiotapia wrote: post #25

I STRONGLY recommend Asana: http://www.asana.com It's like using a smart piece of paper that just gets out of your way and let's you create, assign, toggle, set dates, etc really intuitively. I'm a freelancer - and for my usage I typically have a Workspace called Freelance Projects. In that workspace I have many projects, each for each freelance gig I land. I then invite my client (YOU CAN INVITE UP TO 30 PEOPLE PER…

As a freelancer, I currently use both, as a user on accounts owned by different clients, and I prefer BaseCamp. I find BaseCamp's messages very useful and Asana's emails when you assign ToDos (also supported by BaseCamp) don't even come close. I also find Asana's interface visually distracting compared to BaseCamp.

There is a feedback link at the bottom of the page that you might consider telling them about your issues. help them make it better for all of us.
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