Fried dislikes most CEO duties beyond product building
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Jason Fried is the co-founder and CEO of Basecamp. Discussing what keeps him motivated after running the company for two decades, Fried clarifies that product creation, not executive management, drives him.
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“It's not all the other CEO responsibilities. I don't like most of those, to be honest, but, like, I'll do them. I'll do them because I get to do the other stuff.”
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