How to run a remote-first company | Amir Salihefendic, co-founder & CEO of Doist

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/