Noah LorangThanks, Basecamp, for the memories and the lessonsAfter almost 8 years, today is my last day at Basecamp. It’s been a wonderful run, and I’m excited for my next adventure: Elevated…4 min read·Sep 14, 2018--1--1
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseRespecting privacy at BasecampI spend a lot of time as a data scientist thinking about how to use data responsibly, particularly when it comes to privacy. There’s…4 min read·Feb 28, 2018--6--6
Noah LorangCan it be “art” if it’s made with a robot’s help?I make and sell wooden topographic maps of counties, states, countries, parks, continents, you name it. I make my maps by first building a…3 min read·Jan 22, 2018----
Noah LorangWhy I (try to) run a small business on the sideBy day, I work for Basecamp, analyzing data to improve the product and business. By night, I f̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ make and sell wooden…4 min read·Dec 7, 2017--6--6
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseI do whatever I want at work and I haven’t been fired yetA few of us at Basecamp were recently discussing how decisions get made to “green light” new projects, and I came to the conclusion that it…4 min read·Jul 10, 2017--26--26
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseWhat does Team Data do at Basecamp?Basecamp’s “team data” recently doubled in size with Justin White joining us full-time as a programmer. We’ve been in the data business at…5 min read·Jan 30, 2017----
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseLet’s Chart: stop those lying line chartsI want to talk about one of the most basic tasks a data analyst will be asked to do on a regular basis: present some data over a period of…5 min read·Nov 3, 2016--10--10
Noah LorangA love letter to the U.S. Census BureauMost American children probably learned about the U.S. Census in middle school social studies class. The decennial census aims to count…3 min read·Sep 19, 2016----
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseGetting your recommended daily chart allowanceAbout a year ago, I wrote about something I’d recently started doing at Basecamp and a year and over 250 charts later, I’m still at it…5 min read·Sep 15, 2016--4--4
Noah LoranginSignal v. NoiseReal-time dashboards considered harmfulWalk into any startup office and you’ll see almost the exact same thing: a bunch of big televisions showing real-time dashboards. Traffic…5 min read·Jun 13, 2016--16--16