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Signal vs. Noise is written by the team at Basecamp, makers of the world’s most popular project management software.
Omit needless words.
Ask these questions first.
Copy the masters.
Why’d you leave out my pet feature?
You want it that badly? Figure it out.
Your CV doesn’t tell us if you’re any fun.
Make awesome stuff and charge for it.
We can’t all be rock stars and ballerinas.
Cool it, you hothead.
Yes, you can develop an eye.
Step 1: Draw it. Step 2: Build it.
The worst kind of potty-mouth.
You gotta start somewhere.
Take that, conventional wisdom!
Because everyone is trying to sound like everyone else.
