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Maverick
Business
Semler's memoir of dismantling traditional management at Semco and discovering that radical employee autonomy actually works. DHH cites it as proof that a company can be different — a clear ancestor of Basecamp's calm-company ethos.
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“Maverick: You can be different.”
Second of DHH's five 'business books that lit a bulb' tweet — its influence is visible in Basecamp's anti-hustle company design.
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On the REWORK podcast, Fried and DHH point to Maverick as the foundational book behind 37signals' management style. DHH calls it the 'kickoff book' that justified their most unconventional choices.
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“[One of] the best books for business people”
Bookmarked.club cites Petersen's tweet listing best books for business people.
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