Ep 85: David Heinemeier Hansson, Co-Founder & CTO at Basecamp

Today’s guest is David Heinemeier Hansson (aka @DHH), Co-Founder & CTO of Basecamp, an online collaboration tool.

David is a prominent figure in the tech industry and a polymath whose writings and opinions have touched upon a range of subjects, including technology, the future of work, entrepreneurship and most recently climate change. Outside of Basecamp, David is also known around the world as the creator of the popular programming framework, Ruby on Rails. In addition, he’s cowritten several books with his Basecamp cofounder, Jason Fried, on the subject of work, with titles that include “It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work” and “Rework.” David is also an avid race car driver, having won his class in the 82nd running of the Le Mans endurance race.

Having connected on the topic of climate change via the magic of Twitter, David and I had an interesting discussion in which he shared his personal views on the crisis, steps he’s taken in his personal life, and where he thinks we’re headed. While his opinions aren't directly aligned with mine, it was good to get his take and hear from someone going through his own climate journey. And we will turn him into an optimist, yet!

Also, please note that this episode was recorded live and broadcast on twitter, so it is not edited like a normal one. Audio quality a little worse, but even more authentic!

Enjoy the show.

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