Basecamp Co-Founder and CEO Jason Fried Explains How to Make Work Less Crazy Eight-hour work days, no pointless meetings, vacations that are actually vacations -- it all sounds great, but how do you make it happen?

By Liz Webber

Courtesy of Justin Stephens

On this episode of How Success Happens, we talk to Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried about his new book It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work, co-written with Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson.

From the beginning, Basecamp purposefully crafted a non-crazy culture to allow team members to actually get work done while still signing off at a decent hour. So, how did they do it, and how can you apply the same principles to your company?

Check out the full conversation below.

Liz Webber

Entrepreneur Staff

Insights Editor

Liz Webber is the insights editor at Enterpreneur.com, where she manages the contributor network.

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