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…Sep 14, 20181Sep 14, 20181
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…Feb 28, 20186Feb 28, 20186
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…Jan 22, 2018Jan 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…Dec 7, 20176Dec 7, 20176
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…Jul 10, 201726Jul 10, 201726
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…Jan 30, 2017Jan 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…Nov 3, 201610Nov 3, 201610
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…Sep 19, 2016Sep 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…Sep 15, 20164Sep 15, 20164
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…Jun 13, 201616Jun 13, 201616
