How to run a remote-first company | Amir Salihefendic, co-founder & CEO of Doist
Description
Can you be a CEO with no meetings at all?
How do you run a remote-first company successfully? What’s the mindset you need to have?
Amir Salihefendic shares with us his journey growing Doist as a fully remote company to $20M in ARR, while having almost no meetings in his calendar at all.
We learn his mindset on async communication and high-trust environments, and his challenges in growing his company.
⏱ What you’ll find and when:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Growing Doist
07:20 Amir’s mindset on setting business goals
12:30 Todoist’s growth timeframe
15:45 Levelling up early employees
21:01 How to create an async-first environment
26:29 The importance of trust in a remote environment
29:23 What it’s like to have no meetings at all
32:44 Challenges in growing Doist
38:46 Dealing with churn
42:22 How he would do things differently
43:34 Flash questions
🔗 Connect with Amir:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amix3k
Doist: https://doist.com/
United States
