Podcast appearances and mentions of amir salihefendic

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/ . I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth for saas.group. In this episode #42, we talk with Amir, Founder & CEO at Doist, specializing in productivity software that simplifies and organizes the workday. Amir takes us back to the origins of Doist as a personal project and shares how it blossomed into an application relied upon by millions. He emphasizes the crucial role of customer feedback in shaping the product and the unique challenges of bootstrapping a business. His insights on sustainable growth without investor backing are not only thought-provoking but also a testament to the resilience required to navigate the competitive tech landscape.

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What can you achieve as an entrepreneur without leaning on venture capitalist funding? How can we communicate more effectively in the modern work landscape? Today's episode is a deep dive into the riveting world of bootstrapped businesses, communication, and entrepreneurship with our esteemed guest, Amir Salihefendic, the CEO and founder of Doist.Amir breaks down his journey as a solo founder and unveils the secrets behind thriving in a competitive market without VC funding. He unveils the role of community and transparency in his business, highlighting the power of sharing and building in public. Our conversation also unravels the intricacies of asynchronous communication. While it may seem challenging, Amir argues that it's a pathway to more thoughtful and productive discussions. His insights on maintaining a successful business amidst a constantly changing tech world are an inspiring call to adapt and innovate relentlessly.As we round up, Amir lends us a peek into the future, touching on the impact of AI in product development and his vision for seamless integration and functionality. He shares his thoughts on legacy building, setting a motivational tone for aspiring business owners. Whether you lead a small startup or a large enterprise, this episode is a gold mine of strategies and practical advice to help you navigate your business journey. Be ready to be inspired, challenged, and educated as we delve into the business world through Amir's lens.Support the show

Amir Salihefendic hat doist komplett gebootstrappt und selbst im Markthoch 2021 keine Investorengelder reingeholt – doch warum nicht? In dieser Folge bekommst du einen tiefen Einblick in Bootstrapping Mindset und die Kunst, einen riesen Markterfolg auch ohne fremde Hilfe am Leben zu erhalten.Todoist ist das wohl bekannteste Produkt der Gruppe und hat mehr als 5 Millionen User.Grundsätzlich spannend finde ich, dass Amir fast keine Meetings macht und nicht nur von Termin zu Termin hetzt. Definitiv spannende Einblicke in das Leben eines CEOs, der einiges anders macht.Was du lernst:Wieso ist es manchmal sinnvoll, voll auf das Bootstrapping zu vertrauen, statt VCs mit ins Boot zu holen?Wieso ist es wichtig, das Umsatz pro Mitarbeiter im Blick zu halten und zur wichtigsten KPI im Unternehmen zu machen?Wie schafft Amir, ohne Meetings auszukommen?Wie kommuniziere ich im Team, wenn ich keine Meetings dafür habe?ALLES ZU UNICORN BAKERY:https://zez.am/unicornbakery(00:01:30)Wie bist du zum Gründen gekommen und wieso hast du Todoist gegründet?(00:03:55)Wie wichtig ist es, Poweruser des eigenen Produkts zu sein und wann wurde aus einem Nebenerwerb eine solide Firma?(00:08:43)Wie managest du Wachstum und Einnahmen, wenn ein Großteil der User theoretisch für immer Gratisuser sein könnte?(00:11:39)Wie musstest du Prozesse und Strukturen des Unternehmens anpassen, nachdem du die Zielgruppe eher nach B2B ausgerichtet hast?(00:15:29)Du achtest sehr auf den Umsatz pro Mitarbeiter - kannst du uns tiefere Einblicke geben, wann und warum das eine wichtige KPI wurde?(00:20:16)Gib uns eine verrückte Geschichte aus deiner Karriere(00:22:23)Was waren die größten Herausforderungen beim Bootstrapping?(00:24:47)Wann hattest du das Gefühl, Product Market Fit erreicht zu haben?(00:28:04)Ihr hättet am Markt von 2021 vermutlich Millionen für schnelleres Wachstum raisen können, habt euch aber dagegen entschieden. Warum?(00:32:33)Wie definierst du ein produktives Unternehmen?(00:34:32)Wie sieht dein Tages- und Arbeitsplan aus?(00:39:31)Welche Tipps hast du zur Priorisierung von Meetings (wann sind Meetings sinnvoll?)?(00:42:08)Wie sieht für dich der richtige Ehrgeiz/Ansporn aus, um ein Unternehmen aufzubauen?(00:47:39)Sollte IPO das finale Ziel für jedes Unternehmen sein?LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amix3k/doist: https://doist.com/ WHATSAPP NEWSLETTER:1-2x wöchentlich bekommst du eine persönliche Sprachnotiz oder Inhalte von mir, die dich zu einem besseren Gründer machen, melde dich jetzt mit einem Klick an: https://bit.ly/ub-whatsapp-newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amir Salihefendic completely bootstrapped doist and didn't bring in any investor money even at the market high of 2021 - but why not? In this episode you'll get a deep insight into bootstrapping mindset and the art of keeping a huge market success alive without outside help. Todoist is probably the best known product of the group and has more than 5 million users. Basically, I find it exciting that Amir has almost no meetings and doesn't just rush from appointment to appointment. Definitely exciting insights into the life of a CEO who does things differently. What you learn: Why does it sometimes make sense to fully rely on bootstrapping instead of bringing VCs on board? Why is it important to keep an eye on revenue per employee and make it the most important KPI in the company? How does Amir manage to get by without meetings? How do I communicate within the team when I don't have meetings to do so? ALL ABOUT UNICORN BAKERY: https://zez.am/unicornbakery (00:01:30) How did you get into starting up and why did you start Todoist? (00:03:55) How important is it to be a power user of your product and when did a side hustle turn into a solid company? (00:08:43) How do you manage growth and revenue when a majority of users could theoretically be free users forever? (00:11:39) How did you have to adapt processes and structures of the company after you started targeting more B2B? (00:15:29) You pay a lot of attention to revenue per employee - can you give us deeper insights into when and why that became an important KPI? (00:20:16) Give us a crazy story from your career. (00:22:23) What were the biggest challenges in bootstrapping? (00:24:47) When did you feel you had achieved Product Market Fit? (00:28:04) You probably could have raised millions in the 2021 market for faster growth, but decided against it. Why? (00:32:33) How do you define a productive company? (00:34:32) What is your daily and work schedule? (00:39:31) What tips do you have for prioritizing meetings (when are meetings useful?)? (00:42:08) What does the right ambition/incentive look like for you to build a business? (00:47:39) Should IPO be the final goal for any company? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amix3k/ doist: https://doist.com/ WHATSAPP NEWSLETTER: 1-2x weekly get a personalized voice note or content from me that will make you a better founder, sign up now with one click: https://bit.ly/ub-whatsapp-newsletter

Brick Institute eğitimleri, deneyimli eğitmenleri ve seçkin katılımcılarıyla birlikte Ürün Yönetimi Temelleri, Ürün Analitiği ve Ürün Liderliği programları çok yakında başlıyor. Bu eğitimler, gerçek hayat uygulamaları ve vaka çalışmaları üzerine odaklanarak, ürün yönetimi alanında uzmanlaşmak, ürün geliştirme süreçlerini kuvvetlendirmek isteyenler için oluşturuldu.Kontenjan sınırlıdır, bu nedenle hemen www.brick.institute adresinden başvuru yaparak yerinizi garantileyin ve eğitime katılmak için kaydolun!----Üretim Bandı'nın Slack grubu olduğunu biliyor muydunuz? 2700'den fazla ürün yöneticisi, girişimci, yazılımcı, tasarımcının bir arada bulunduğu aktif ürün topluluğuna siz de katılın:>>> uretimbandi.com/slackİki haftada bir yayınladığımız, ürün geliştirmeyle alakalı bültenimizi de aşağıdaki linkten takip edebilirsiniz:>>> uretimbandi.com/bulten----KONUKAmir Salihefendic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amix3k/LINKLERBrick Institute: http://brick.institute/Ambition & Balance: https://blog.doist.com/ KONUŞULANLAR(00:00) Beginning(04:55) Working Long Term(08:18) Systems for Goals(10:40) Team Structures(15:10) Prioritizing the Needs(16:15) Defining Success for Maintenance Teams(18:30) Building a Roadmap(25:05) Transferring Know-How(29:45) Working as Detail Oriented(35:15) Ambition and Balance (Company Blog)(39:50) Recommendations for Entrepreneurs(41:40) Becoming a Learning Machine

Amir Salihefendic is the Founder and CEO of Doist, a productivity software company. He is the Creator of both Todoist, an online task-manager and to-do list app, and Twist, an asynchronous messaging app that makes collaboration easy from anywhere using threads to organize your conversations. Amir was the Co-founder and CTO of Plurk Inc. and a Developer of Bioinformatics research activities at the University of Aarhus. In this episode… What if you could create a plan without pulling your hair out? How can your brand outlast and compete in a thriving market?  When Amir Salihefendic created his brand, he wasn't looking for a means to an end. He desired to bring consumers a quality product he was passionate about — and one that would solve consumer problems around creating and organizing schedules. Building a better product means constantly changing with the times and staying committed. To Amir, that means no plans of exiting in his future.  In this episode of the Quiet Light Podcast, Mark Daoust sits down with Amir Salihefendic, Founder and CEO of Doist, to discuss pivoting and growing a business with no exit strategy. Amir talks about a business model that lasts, governance structures, and how artificial intelligence can aid in task management. Stay tuned! 

Amir Salihefendic is known by many as the Founder & CEO of Doist, one of the pioneering remote-first companies, and the creators of Todoist & Twist, two leading tech products in their respective spaces. What fewer people know, is that he comes from a truly global upbringing. Born and raised in Bosnia, his family was forced to escape the war as refugees. He eventually found himself in Denmark, and later went on to live in places like Taiwan, Chile, Portugal, and others. Despite episodes which involved buying fake passports and sleeping in makeshift refugee camps, today he leads a team of 100 people spread across 35 countries, is raising three children in Barcleona where they are learning four languages simultantesouly, and splits his time between Spain and Santiago de Chile. In this episode we dive into his personal journey, and how these experiences abroad shaped him into the global leader he is known as today. Follow Amir's work at https://doist.com/. On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amix3k/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/amix3k This episode is brought to you by Greenback Tax, the #1 company in the world for US expat taxes, and the team I've trusted with my taxes since 2015. If you're an American living abroad or planning to spend significant time outside the US, you need to talk to Greenback! Easy, affordable, and experienced in the specific niche of US expat taxes. Learn more here https://bit.ly/3CKUYkz If you're enjoying the podcast, please consider taking 2 minutes to leave a short review at: RateThisPodcast.com/aboutabroad Sign up for our monthly newsletter at: aboutabroad.com/newsletter

Mike is back once again with an episode from the vault. If you're a Todoist user or you just love To-do list apps, then you're going to love this episode.Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist (the makers of Todoist). We discuss what prompted him to create Todoist, what system he uses to complete his tasks, and dive deeper into what it's like to work on developing a task management application in today's age.Links Worth Exploring Connect with Amir: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Check out Todoist Systemist: A modern productivity workflow | Todoist Blog How to create sub-tasks? | Todoist Todoist Business Related Conversation: All Things Productive with Carl Pullein Related Blog Post: Why I Switched To Todoist Thanks to all of the sponsors of this episode. You can find all of the sponsors you heard me mention on this episode on our Podcast Sponsors page.Want to support the podcast? Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Click on any of the links below to make that happen.Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | StitcherYou can also click on this link to paste the podcast feed into your podcast app of choice.Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is back once again with an episode from the vault. If you're a Todoist user or you just love To-do list apps, then you're going to love this episode. Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist (the makers of Todoist). We discuss what prompted him to create Todoist, what system he uses to complete his tasks, and dive deeper into what it's like to work on developing a task management application in today's age. Links Worth Exploring Connect with Amir: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Check out Todoist Systemist: A modern productivity workflow | Todoist Blog How to create sub-tasks? | Todoist Todoist Business Related Conversation: All Things Productive with Carl Pullein Related Blog Post: Why I Switched To Todoist Thanks to all of the sponsors of this episode. You can find all of the sponsors you heard me mention on this episode on our Podcast Sponsors page. Want to support the podcast? Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Click on any of the links below to make that happen. Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher You can also click on this link to paste the podcast feed into your podcast app of choice. Thanks again for listening to A Productive Conversation. See you later.

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

Skal alle have det samme i løn, uanset om de bor i Californien eller Svendborg? Er det nødvendigt at have overlappende tidszoner for at kunne samarbejde? Og kan man skabe en firmakultur, hvis man kun mødes nogle få dage om året? I denne episode af Workflow har vi talt med tre personer, der alle er ansatte i firmaer, der er 'fuldt remote.' Dvs. at firmaerne ikke har noget hovedkvarter, og medarbejderne mødes kun meget sjældent i den fysiske verden, fordi de bor og arbejder fordelt rundt omkring på hele kloden. Mød Niklas Stephenson, der bor i Svendborg og er VP of Products i Whimsical, Amir Salihefendic, der bor i Barcelona og er direktør i firmaet Doist, og Jakob Knutzen, der er medstifter og direktør i Butter og bor og arbejder i København. De har hver deres perspektiv på hverdagen, på møder, på løn, på ledelse og på udfordringerne med at skabe en firmakultur, hvis man kun skriver e-mails og chatter og deler dokumenter via nettet, og sjældent ser kollegerne ude i den fysiske verden. Links / shownotes Niklas Stephenson arbejder i Whimsical Læs mere om Whimsical på deres hjemmeside Amir Salihefendic er direktør i Doist Læs mere om Doist på deres hjemmeside Sådan fungerer den asynkrone arbejdsplads hos Doist Jakob Butter er CEO i Butter Læs mere om Butter på firmaets hjemmeside Vil du vide mere om at arbejde remote? Gå til Gitlabs store håndbog for remote og WFH

OK - this one is a BANGER. It's got everything we like: async work, remote, hard opinions on corporates and VC-backed businesses, disruptive management styles, calendar & meetings management, how to grow company culture in fully-distributed teams and lots, lots of product.Amir has been spearheading Doist, the remote company behind Todoist and Twist, two tools that every remote company - mostly on the async side - should implement, for many years. He's become a fundamental thought leader on Twitter and on podcasts and events to talk about what we cover in this episode. At MarsBased, we truly look up to this company and we're so thankful for all the learnings they've shared on their blog throughout the years.Learn from Amir and Àlex, in a conversation where the models of Doist and MarsBased are confronted and compared in areas like how to manage junior personnel, how do our employees report to C-levels, how we do our one-on-ones with the team and much more.

How can you build what you really want to build?  Do you have the courage to put your vision ahead of metrics? The work ethic to give it your all? The flexibility to figure out what works for your company, even if it's a little different? If that sounds like you, you'll probably love Amir […] The post MBA1923 Extended Interview: Amir Salihefendic – Building a 25 Million User Business appeared first on The $100 MBA.

How can you build what you really want to build?  Do you have the courage to put your vision ahead of metrics? The work ethic to give it your all? The flexibility to figure out what works for your company, even if it's a little different? If that sounds like you, you'll probably love Amir […] The post MBA1923 Extended Interview: Amir Salihefendic – Building a 25 Million User Business appeared first on The $100 MBA.

A lot of CEOs have spent the last 15 months getting used to remote work. Amir Salihefendic, the CEO of Doist, is not one of those people. He's been running a company across many time zones, in many countries, for years. And he's learned a thing or two about what it takes to do it right — and why getting it right is as much about embracing asynchronous work than it is just sending everybody home.Salihefendic joined the show to discuss how async should work, how Doist built a messaging app that feels very different from Slack, why companies should swap meetings for documents and offices for retreats, and much more.For more on the topics in this episode:Amir Salihefendic on TwitterDoistAsynchronous Communication: The Real Reason Remote Workers Are More ProductiveThe Art of Async: The Remote Guide to Team CommunicationFor all the links and stories, head to Source Code's homepage.

In today's episode, we chatted with the king of asynchronous communication, Amir Salihefendić, CEO & Co-founder @ Doist We spoke about how to when, and how companies should use async communication. At what stage/size companies can use async communication. Why Doist created their own tool built for async communication and more. If your team is contemplating using async communication, you'll learn a lot. Amir & Doist have pretty much written the book on the subject. For a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here. This is Part One of our series on async communication. For Part Two click here. We'd love to hear your thoughts & feedback on the show - feedback@leadingfromafar.com

Jesse chats with Amir Salihefendic, CEO of Doist, the company behind the popular productivity tool Todoist. Between running a company and being a father, Amir has a very busy life. He explains how he keeps everything moving smoothly, including the importance of managing your energy throughout the day, not just your schedule.   https://todoist.com   Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com

In this interview, we dive deep into all-in-one vs one-purpose tools with Amir Salihefendic, CEO and founder of ToDoist.

"If you are looking for your next idea, pick a problem that you have, and solve that.” Have you been snowed under with work recently? Do you find it hard to keep track of all the tasks that need to be done? Amir Salihefendic, the Founder and CEO of Doist is here to introduce us to the easiest way to get all those tasks done, making sure you don’t miss anything. Listen out for: The benefits of working remotely. How Todoist is managed. Productivity principles.  The Best Productivity Methods ever. Bonus:  Find the perfect productivity method for you here

Amir Salihefendic, Doist: Best Practices for the Remote Work Revolution, Ep 126 Although Amir Salihefendic has been an advocate for remote work for over a decade, he never envisioned that the worldwide shift to remote would take place as a result of a pandemic. Amir is the founder and CEO of Doist, a remote-first company that specializes in productivity software and currently offers two products: Todoist and Twist.   Todoist is one of the most popular task management tools in the world, while Twist helps teams balance work with collaborative conversations. As a remote-work pioneer, Doist’s 80 person team is spread across 30 countries and multiple time zones and has an employee retention rate of over 95%.    This is the second time I sit down with Amir to talk about the future of work. In this episode, Amir talks about how he experiences remote work in a post-COVID world and provides tips to those who have only recently transitioned into this modality. We also discuss the power of asynchronous work and how to build culture in a remote-first company. The remote work revolution   While most of the world has shifted to remote work, Amir has been doing it for over 14 years. COVID-19 has forced many companies to switch to remote work, and Amir explains that many are doing it wrong. Poorly designed setups that try to reproduce the office setting could end up creating a traumatic experience for employees.    Learn more about the do’s and don’ts of remote work in this episode of Crossing Borders. Doist’s superpower: asynchronous communication With a fully distributed team spread across several time zones, Amir explains that real-time communication is almost impossible. Doist’s winning strategy has been to combine remote work with asynchronous collaboration. This enables Amir and his team to hire the best from anywhere in the world. An asynchronous setup allows employees to work uninterrupted and yield better results in a less stressful environment.   Listen to this episode of Crossing Borders to learn more about how asynchronous work encourages productivity. Understanding the value of work   Amir stresses that companies need to view their employees through a different lens and forget about trying to recreate the office environment when working remotely. One way in which this perspective changes is how work is valued. At Doist, they don’t care about the number of hours people work, they only care about the output. The output speaks for itself, which is why it’s important to hire team leaders that are experts in their field and can assess the quality of a deliverable.   Check out this episode of Crossing Borders to learn more tips from Amir about how to successfully manage a remote team.   Amir Salihefendic has developed numerous guides and blog posts at Doist sharing the best practices for globally distributed teams from his own experience. He’s opened the eyes of many to the enormous benefits and opportunities that can arise from remote work.    Outline of this episode: [2:50] - About Doist [4:09] - Remote work in 2007  [5:10] - Global shift to remote work [7:06] - Best practices of remote work pre-pandemic [10:44] - Importance of asynchronous work  [16:18] - Building a culture remotely [19:40] - Do’s and don’ts of remote work [23:37] - LatAm’s place in a remote-first world  [29:26] - Advice to Amir’s younger self [31:14] - What’s next for Amir and Doist?   Resources & people mentioned Amir Salihefendic Doist Doist blog Doist guides GitLab GitHub Buffer Book: The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How    

Crowded markets mean both money to be made but also way more competition, which is why distribution channels and figuring out how to create moats for your product are so important. Today, Maggie talks with Amir Salihefendic, CEO and Co-Founder of Doist, to get his take on distribution models, moats, and different strategies companies have used to defend their position within a market (plus a bonus foray into disruption), from his long history as an entrepreneur. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Maggie on Twitter @maggiecrowley @HYPERGROWTH_Pod

Crowded markets mean both money to be made but also way more competition, which is why distribution channels and figuring out how to create moats for your product are so important. Today, Maggie talks with Amir Salihefendic, CEO and Co-Founder of Doist, to get his take on distribution models, moats, and different strategies companies have used to defend their position within a market (plus a bonus foray into disruption), from his long history as an entrepreneur. Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and share the pod with your friends! You can connect with Maggie on Twitter @maggiecrowley @HYPERGROWTH_Pod

Amir Salihefendic is the Founder and CEO for Doist, the company behind popular tools like Todoist and Twist. In this podcast we will talk about their beginnings, their remote-first culture and asynchronous work.

Amir Salihefendic is the Founder and CEO for Doist (https://doist.com/), the company behind popular tools like Todoist and Twist. In this podcast we will talk about their beginnings, their remote-first culture and asynchronous work. Enjoyed this podcast? You will also like the one I did with Job van der Voort from Remote.com.

Amir Salihefendić is the founder and CEO of Doist, the remote-first company behind the productivity app Todoist and Twist, a team communication app. Todoist keeps track of all your tasks, projects, and goals in one beautifully simple place. It syncs across all your devices and integrates with all your favorite apps. This app is for people who need less chaos and more peace-of-mind. Todoist has helped millions of people complete over 1.5 billion tasks in 150+ million projects.   Todoist is the top-ranked productivity app. It is Google Play’s “Editor’s Choice” with 4.7 stars across 187K+ reviews. It is on the Apple store as a featured app with 4.8 stars across 30K+ reviews. The Verge reviewed Todoist as 9/10 and “The best to-do list app right now”. Doist is a remote-first team with 75 employees collaborating across 18 timezones and over 20 different countries. Doist has published the leading guides and best practices for starting, managing, and scaling a remote team from the world’s most successful distributed companies. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at Aarhus University. He was born in Bosnia, grew up in Denmark and is currently splitting his time across Barcelona, Spain and Santiago, Chile. He is a dad of two and enjoys football and surfing. He speaks Bosnian, Danish, English and Spanish. Find the show transcript at www.jeremyau.com/blog/amir-salihefendic

Doist is a remote-first, fully-bootstrapped company - and has been for 10 years. Amir Salihefendic shares his advice for adopting and adapting to asynchronous communication - and how that can help your team master the shift to remote work. He discusses how transparency and asynchronous work go hand-in-hand, and why written communication is a key skill for successful async communication.

VI er nået til episode to i vores nye Corona-rytme med en podcast om ugen i stedet for hver anden uge - og denne gang skal det handle om samarbejdsværktøjer og fjernarbejde. Vi sidder jo på hver vores mere eller mindre velindrettede kontor, ligesom millioner af mennesker over hele kloden, der er blevet tvunget til at arbejde hjemmefra. Det stiller nye krav til både teknik, værktøjer og vaner - og vi deler vores erfaringer fra de første par uger i virusland. Men der er jo også firmaer, der ikke bare er vant til hjemmearbejde, men ligefrem fra starten er skabt som ‘distribuerede organisationer’, uden hovedkvarter eller fælleskontorer. Vi har talt med Amir Salihefendic, manden bag firmaet Doist og de to apps Todoist og Twist - fordi Doist fra starten i 2007 har været ‘remote’. Til sidst er der tiprunde med møbler, spil og en god, gammel tv-serie. Links Microsoft Teams Slack Twist Doist “Pyramiden” af kommunikations-værktøjer Hvordan klarer du dig, hvis hjemmearbejde er nyt for dig? Isolation og angst - risici ved hjemmearbejde Tips Jeppe: Stykka - Stay The Fuck Home-skrivebord i pap Adam: Call of Duty: Warzone - Battle Royale i storslået stil Anders: West Wing - en klassisk og fantastisk tv-serie om præsident Bartlett og hans stab i Washington PRAKTISK DataSnak har fokus på it-faglige og it-politiske emner, og nørder igennem med alt fra automatisering over sikkerhed til uddannelse i den digitale verden. Podcasten behandler også SAMDATAHKs relevante aktiviteter såsom kurser, faglige initiativer, kommunikation og værktøjer og tilbud, som man kan få, når man er it-medlem i HK. Formål er at gøre lytterne klogere på hvad der sker i deres arbejdsliv her og nu og i fremtiden, og gå i dybden med problemstillinger fra it-professionelles hverdag. Tovholderen på podcasten er it-faglig konsulent Jeppe Engell. De øvrige to værter er Adam Bindslev og Anders Høeg Nissen. DataSnak udkommer hver 14. dag. Tak fordi du lytter med! Får du lyst til at komme med ris og ros, kan du sende en e-mail til jeppe.engell@hk.dk - og hvis du har tekniske spørgsmål eller kommentarer kan de sendes til anders@podlab.dk

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist, a fully remote company. In this talk, Amir shares ten lessons from his entrepreneurial journey, including why he thinks hiring remotely is a superpower. There's a lengthy Q&A after the talk with some great practical advice on running remote teams and company retreats. If you're interested in remote working, check out our episode from a couple of weeks ago with Wade Foster, Founder/CEO of Zapier, on running a remote company. Recorded at Business of Software Europe 2019. To listen to more BoSTalks from all conferences go to businessofsoftware.org/videos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-of-software/message

In this episode of the GrowthTLDR, we have another excellent founder story. We talk to Amir Salihefendic, the founder and CEO of ToDoist, a productivity app with over one million active users. We talk to Amir about: - How it took him four years to realize his side project Todoist could be a real business and the investments he made when he had that realization. - Why founders need to be great salespeople to attract talented employees who have a plethora of other options. - What were Amir's most significant challenges in growing Todoist, and what his future plans are for the company? Happy Growing!

Amir Salihefendic, founder of Doist, started Doist to as a remote first company. Not only does Doist have a remote team, but they support remote teams. Amir details how important hiring is for their team and why trust is the most important aspect of their hiring process.  Listen in as Amir talks about hiring, process and the Doist culture. Read more at www.runningremote.com  

Keep it simple: There are a million different to-do apps, what makes one stand out? This week on Track Changes Paul and Rich chat with Doist founder Amir Salihefendic. He tells us about how he grew Todoist from a side project he would work on in his dorm room to an app that now reaches 20 million people. He also tells us about his struggle with venture capitalists and about the importance of persistence and simplicity.  Links:  Hello, World! - Wikipedia  Todoist  Amir Salihefendic - Twitter  Wunderlist  Any.do  Lifehacker  Digg  Plurk  Subtraction Blog  Doist  Twist  Instagram  Vim Bear  Slack  Dropbox  Zoom  Superhuman  Dash for Slack

Amir, founder and CEO of Doist is sharing with us lessons  he learned while he is building one of the more known remote first companies. Listen to what he has to say on the difficult topics. We talk about: How to hire How to fireManaging yourself  Links:The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of LeadershipHigh Output ManagementFarnam StreetThinking, Fast and SlowTwistTodoistGithubZendeskSketchZoomGoogle DocsPaperVimBeariAWriterOura RingCredits:Gramatik for music

Derrick and Ben welcome Amir Salihefendić, founder and CEO of Doist. Ben was able to break away from Slack and uses Doist’s Twist app at Tuple for team communication. Also, Ben and Derrick share updates and experiences about their businesses that spark familiarity and advice from Amir based on his entrepreneurial adventures. Today’s Topics Include: Founder Therapy: Derrick helped talk Ben off the ledge and figure things out with Tuple Live and Learn: An entrepreneur starting a business is on a psychology rollercoaster Ben’s path forward to break past lull via positive momentum and mood Short-and-Simple Answer: Derrick should only focus on long-term goals for StaticKit Looking forward to new release of Todoist in a few weeks? New features added with emphasis on improving existing design and workflow 360 Review: Stop doing development, and focus time on CEO role and responsibilities Balancing Act: Difficult to start companies and launch multiple products; but worth long-term investment and effort Unless your target audience is college students and you enjoy fighting churn, Doist’s pricing strategy isn’t recommended Synchronous vs. Asynchronous: Working remotely may impact your mental health Links and resources: Doist (https://doist.com) Twist (https://twist.com) Todoist (https://todoist.com/?lang=en) Success Ten Years in the Making with Amir Salihefendic of Doist (https://www.indiehackers.com/forum/success-ten-years-in-the-making-with-amir-salihefendic-of-doist-c44b42761e) Slack (https://slack.com/) Rob Walling (https://robwalling.com/) Fooled by Randomness (https://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Markets-Incerto/dp/0812975219) Tyler Tringus (https://tylertringas.com/) Nathan Barry  (https://nathanbarry.com) MicroConf (https://microconf.com/) Drip (https://www.drip.com/) jQuery (https://jquery.com/) Adam Wathan (https://adamwathan.me/) WeWork (https://www.wework.com/) Out of Beta Podcast (https://outofbeta.fm/) Bootstrapped Web Podcast (http://bootstrappedweb.com/) Art of Product on Twitter (https://twitter.com/artofproductpod) Derrick Reimer (http://www.derrickreimer.com) Website Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) Ben Orenstein (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Website Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k?lang=en) Tuple (https://tuple.app/) Tuple’s Pair Programming Guide (https://tuple.app/pair-programming-guide) StaticKit (https://www.statickit.com/) TinySeed (https://tinyseed.com/) Using Tailwind CSS with Next.js (https://statickit.com/guides/next-js-tailwind)  Level (https://level.app/)

Today's guest joining us on the Join Up Dots podcast is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com.These are tools that help manage remote employees productivity. Liam is also the co-organizer of RunningRemote.com which is the largest conference on remote work that's held in Bali each year in June. Running Remote has had speakers such as Joel Gascoigne from Buffer, Dmitriy Zaporozhets founder of Gitlab and Amir Salihefendic founder of Doist.Many more influential speakers and attendees too. Liam has been working in the remote work space for over 8 years with Time Doctor and Staff.com and ran a previous company which connected university students with remote tutors. His experience in remote work spans over 15 years and over 1 million remote workers have personally used one of his products over that tenure.How The Dots Joined Up For The Time DoctorLiam is an avid proponent of remote work and has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company.As well as Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, The Huffington Post, Venturebeat.Many other publications specifically targeting the expansion of remote work. The mission statement that feeds all the products and services that the time doctor is involved with stem from empowering workers to work wherever they want, whenever they want. Liam has an undergraduate and graduate degree in Sociology from McGill University. He lives in Canada but travels 3-6 months out of the year due to his ability to work wherever and whenever he likes. He chooses a new place to travel a few times a year but usually spends time in Austin, Las Vegas and Ubud each year and loves to encourage others to work remotely on his travels.So was he always focused on productivity and excellence or a lazy whatsit like so many people?And does he find it harder to want to work when he can go where he wants in the world?Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr. Liam MartinShow HighlightsDuring the show we tackled such weighty subjects such as:How 43% of the US population have worked remotely last year in 2019, a figure that is expected to continue to riseWhy the average time of doing work in the US is only 2 hours 36 minutes and the rest is just wasted unproductive hours.Liam shares how he sold his business and then discovered boredom that changed his life.And lastly..........Liam shares the difference between a blue ocean and a red ocean, and reveals why these are colours to take very seriously. 

Hello and welcome to episode 48 of my Working With Podcast. A podcast created to answer all your questions about productivity, GTD, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein and I am your host for this show. Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website The Beginners Guide To Building Your Own Productivity System Time And Life Mastery 2018 Edition The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Doist homepage Todoist In this show I have the Founder and CEO of my favourite todo list manager, Amir Salihefendic and in this second part we talked about the one billion completed tasks, motivating stories and the future of Todoist. Sit back and enjoy the show with my special guest, Amir Salihefendic.  

Podcast 47 Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website The Beginners Guide To Building Your Own Productivity System Time And Life Mastery 2018 Edition The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Doist homepage Todoist Hello and welcome to episode 47 of my Working With Podcast. A podcast created to answer all your questions about productivity, GTD, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein and I am your host for this show. Un this week's show I have the Founder and CEO of my favourite todo list manager, Todoist. His name? Amir Salihefendic and in this interview we talked about working hours, doing deep work, the future of work and how Doist, the parent company of Todoist, selects it staff.  This is the first part of a two-part podcast. The second part will be out later this week. So sit back and enjoy the show with my special guest, Amir Salihefendic.  

This week’s episode is brought to you by Amir Salihefendic, the Founder and CEO of Doist, the company behind Todoist and Twist. Amir works remotely from Barcelona. What does your day-to-day job and work look like? - Amir wakes up around 7 or 8 am, takes care of his son, has a coffee, then get to work around 9 am until 5 or 6 pm, taking 1h for lunch break. What do you use to tally all of your most important tasks together? - Todoist (https://todoist.com) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Web) Do you take notes across your day? If so, what tool do you use? - Evernote (https://evernote.grsm.io/ebccclfdalessio) (iOS/Android/Mac/Windows/Web) (Used in the past) - Now he mostly uses the comments feature inside Todoist. What hardware do you use every day? (phone, laptop, pc) - iPhone X (https://amzn.to/2P7VQEl) - Google Pixel 2 (https://amzn.to/2LrNTYb) - MacBook Pro (https://amzn.to/2PB54dh) What are the top 3 tech companies that you admire? - Buffer (http://buffer.com) - Stripe (https://stripe.com/) - Japanese scooters and helmets Do you get moments to pause in your day, if so, what do you do? - Working remotely, Amir can plan the day the way he prefers. - Work/Life balance is very important as well as having set routines. Where can we find you and all of your wonderful things? - Twitter - @amix3k (https://twitter.com/amix3k) - Doist - here (https://doist.com/) Disclosure: These show notes contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I will earn a small commission at no extra charge to you. If you choose to use them, thank you for supporting the podcast! All opinions expressed are my own.

This week I talk with Amir Salihefendic, Founder of of Doist, which makes Todoist and Twist! Amir and I talk about growing up in Bosnia, being a refugee in Denmark and how that’s influenced his views on building a remote company, along with building multiple products to solve a large problem plus so much more. Enjoy! - http://founderchats.com - http://doist.com - http://todoist.com - http://twistapp.com - https://baremetrics.com

When he wrote the first lines of code in his dorm room for his personal to-do list app, Todoist, Amir had no idea that it would eventually become one of the most popular apps of all time. Learn about his winding path to building a successful company, and how he got there by doing things he loved.

Amir Salihefendic joins me on this episode of Crossing Borders to talk about why working remotely is the way of the future. Listen to hear how he helped bootstrap a fully remote company, his perspective on funding a startup and how to create products that help solve real problems. Amir also shares how companies can gain a competitive edge, find outstanding talent and increase workplace productivity by being fully remote. Fully bootstrapped and fully remote Amir is the founder and CEO of Doist, a productivity software that helps simplify and organize daily tasks. Doist was fully bootstrapped and is fully remote, with employees in 23+ countries. When I asked Amir why his team chose to bootstrap the startup instead of seeking venture capital, he said that he wanted to focus on building a product with a great business plan that was not solely dependent on VC funding. Amir was adamant in saying that having a solid business plan from the beginning is crucial to the long-term success of any company. We talked about mistakes startups can avoid when optimizing for growth and how to avoid distractions that can ultimately cause a company to fail. Does Scandinavia hold the secret to success? When Amir was five years old, his family moved from Bosnia to Denmark. Even though he was the only immigrant at the school he attended, he mentioned that his Danish classmates were very friendly and very trusting. He also learned that Scandinavians are some of the most productive people in the world, despite only working ~37 hours per week. Amir suggested that employees in countries like Chile and the United States could develop a better work-life balance and be more efficient if they took a cue from Scandinavia. He talked about how countries like Denmark are focused on building a culture of trust and working smarter, not harder.       Create products that solve problems The best products are the ones that help solve a problem. Amir founded Todoist, an online task management app, even though it was not the first of it’s kind. Why? Because it solved a problem he had. Todoist started as a side project and now has more than 10M users around the world. Amir talked about Twist, a new tool Doist developed to help solve the issue of communication across multiple time zones with fully remote teams. Before Twist, communication was sent in real-time, and much of the chatter was not productive. The company addressed the issue and Twist was the solution. For tech startups and entrepreneurs, figuring out what problem you are solving is a great place to start.   Access the whole world, remote-first Doist is not the only company working remote-first, but they have certainly mastered the approach. Amir said that working remotely is very beneficial for both employers and employees. By allowing employees to work remotely, companies have access to talented people all over the world that otherwise might not apply, due to the cost of living in that city or overwhelming competition.    For employees, the ability to work remotely means they have the freedom to choose where they live and the quality of life they would like to have. Outline of This Episode [2:00] Nathan introduces Amir [4:30] Why Amir chose to bootstrap Doist [11:15] Amir on what we can learn from Scandinavia [16:30] The benefits remote-first companies [21:30] Amir on the challenges of his first startup endeavor [28:00] Lessons from failure   [32:00] What makes a great product. [41:30] why remote work is the way of the future [48:15] Amir’s advice to his younger self Resources & People Mentioned  Amir Salihefendic Plurk Brenna Loury Who Owns the Future BOOK Slack App Doist Todoist Twist Deep Work BOOK Time Well Spent The Intern Group   Zapier Blog.doist Nomad List Connect With Nathan www.NathanLustig.com www.MagmaPartners.com On Twitter On LinkedIn 

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist, maker of the popular Task Management app, Todoist. Today we are talking about their new chat app Twist, which was create as a way to combine email and Slack-like functionality. We talk about all sorts of great topics, but most notably, Work/Life Balance and how always […] The post Episode 56: Amir Salihefendic & Twist / Doist appeared first on How I Built It.

work.flow ep 6 amir todoist Jeg har brugt task manager-værktøjer Todoist i flere år, sådan lidt on and off ganske vist, men har som regel været rigtig glad! Derfor synes jeg også det var sjovt at opdage, at manden bag, Amir Salihefendic, faktisk er vokset op i Danmark og fandt på ideen til appen da han studerede i Aarhus. I dag bor Amir i Barcelona, men taler stadig flydende dansk - og jeg fangede ham for nylig på en netforbindelse til en snak selvfølgelig om Todoist, men også om firmaets nye app Twist, om email-problemet og en fremtid med mere maskin-intelligens. Links Amir på Twitter Todoist https://todoist.com/ Huskeliste og projektstyring - både til enkeltpersoner og teams. Twist - Doists nyeste app som er en mellemting mellem Slack-chat og email Doist - firmaet bag Hvordan Doist selv styrer at have ansatte mange forskellige steder på kloden. Things 3 - Cultured Codes nyeste version af deres task-manager Tre tips Vær fokuseret når du arbejder, siger Amir - og det betyder fx at slå notifikationer fra så du ikke bliver forstyrret. Tjek også bogen Deep Work af Cal Newport. Find et system som passer - og følg det. Som inspiration kan man læse om Systemist - Amirs “produktivitets-filosofi” Mere kreativitet i arbejdet - John Cleese giver gode råd (YouTube)

On Monday, you download a new productivity app. On Tuesday, you load it up with all the tasks you need to accomplish. By Friday? You’ve abandoned that list - and you’re in the market for the next new app that’s sure to change your life. That’s why Amir Salihefendic, the founder and CEO of the productivity startup Doist, says his company is out to solve a psychological problem, not a product problem.

Amir Salihefendic talks with us about his inspiration for creating Todoist, a productivity app for individuals and teams. he walks us through some of his personal habits that help him stay sharp, focused and productive as well as how he's empowered his team to be more productive day after day. Todoist keeps track of all your tasks, projects, and goals in one beautifully simple place. It syncs across all your devices and integrates with all your favorite apps. For people who need less chaos and more peace-of-mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung Amir Salihefendic, the founder and CEO of Doist, is the creator of the powerful and popular productivity tool, Todoist (which is awesome). He comes to Jerry feeling torn between two seemingly different directions for his business. On one side, he feels the ambition to do big, world changing things and to be on every smartphone and desktop. But on the other side, as the son of entrepreneurial parents who owned a grocery store, he knows how important it is to just keep the business alive and take care of yourself and your family (and to be grateful for that) - to not put your family, your health, yourself at risk. The ambitious path with burnout or the steady, safe path with possible regrets? He has wrestled with this as something he must decide, but what if there isn't a choice? Or what if there is a 3rd option he’s not seeing? Jerry and Amir explore this apparent conflict, talk about his upbringing and his family’s escape from the war in Bosnia when he was young, and in this exploration they uncover a new path forward for Amir and the business, one of integration. Links Amir Salihefendic on Twitter - https://twitter.com/amix3k Doist - https://doist.com/ Todoist - https://todoist.com/ Todoist on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Todoist Reboot.io Podcast # 7 Depression and Entrepreneurship – With Jerry Colonna and Rand Fishkin - https://www.reboot.io/episode/depression-and-entrepreneurship/ Parker Palmer - http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/

Amir Salihefendic is the Founder & CEO of Doist, the company behind Todoist. Doist specializes in productivity software, creating tools that simplify and organize your day. Mentioned in this episode: Task List Zero Eat That Frog! iaWriter Evernote Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy

The most ambitious people “Get. Sh*t. Done.” and that is what today’s guest Amir Salihefendic specializes in. Joining us from Portugal, Amir is the founder of Doist, the company which makes the very popular Todoist app. With millions of users, Todoist is one of the top to-list apps in the Apple App Store & Google Play Store. Amir grew up in an entrepreneurial family in Denmark after his family moved from Bosnia. Starting projects seems to have been in Amir’s blood from an early age. When he was fifteen he sold his first website and invested the money he made in a new Macbook in order to start a new business building and selling websites. Later he went on to build Plurk, and fast forward to today, Amir has built Todoist. The to-do list app started as a personal project for just himself, but when he released it on his personal blog to only 300 people, he saw there was immediate demand for it. Todoist has since grown to millions of users. Throughout this episode we discuss how Amir built his company with remote teams, scaled to several million dollars annually in revenue, and also: + How having entrepreneurial parents influenced Amir. + Why scaling too fast can hurt your company if you are not ready for it. + How to keep your life organized and efficient. + Why you should make powerful product features, simple. + The impact that mission, passion and culture can have on a company. + The best characteristics for employee's joining remote teams and where to find them. + How your employees are your biggest investments. + The importance of constantly investing in yourself across all the skill sets you need. + Focusing on high impact work and actively working to avoid distractions. + How to make the most of your To-do list and optimize it. + Why you need to "swallow the frog" at the start of every day. Ambition Today Question of the Day™: How do you define success? ========== Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, Mixergy, Seth Godin, #AskGaryVee, Monocle 24 and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).

Today's interview is with Amir Salihefendic. Since creating Todoist as a side project in 2007 while he was in University, he has been able to grow the company completely organically without ever raising VC funds. Currently, they have over 6M users, 44 team members in 24 countries (they're a completely remote company), and are experiencing about 10K organic downloads a day without doing any third party advertising. After growing up in war-torn Bosnia, Amir has an extremely unique view on business, productivity, and product design. Originally from Bosnia, Amir grew up in Denmark and studied Computer Science at Aarhus Univeristet in Aarhus, Denmark. Prior to Doist, Amir was part of the founding team of Plurk, a Twitter precursor used by millions of people that continues to be one of the most popular social networking sites in Asia. In this interview, Amir discusses his company structure, entrepreneurship tips and ways to build global companies. Todoist Website: http://www.todoist.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this podcast episode, Mike speaks with the founder and CEO of Doist (the makers of Todoist), Amir Salihefendic. They discuss what prompted Amir to create Todoist, what system he uses to complete his tasks and dive deeper into what it's like to work on developing a task management application in today's age. Relevant Links https://todoist.com/ (Todoist) https://blog.todoist.com/user-stories/systemist-personal-workflow/ (Systemist: A modern productivity workflow | Todoist Blog) https://support.todoist.com/hc/en-us/articles/206432369-How-to-create-sub-tasks- (How to create sub-tasks? | Todoist) https://todoist.com/business (Todoist Business) https://twitter.com/amix3k?lang=en (Amir Salihefendic (@amix3k) | Twitter) Todoist has offered 3 six month codes to listeners of the podcast. Find out how to enter to win one of those codes during the podcast episode!

Amir Salihefendic - CEO and Founder of Doist - Create a Startup to Solve a Real Problem

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist.io, the makers of Todoist, an online and mobile task management app. He started Todoist in 2007 when he was still a student with two programming jobs on the side. He needed a way to manage his own work and productivity but couldn't find the right tool. So he decided to build his own tool. Links, Resources & People Mentioned Doist.io Todoist Hacking and Gonzo Slack Rob Rawson - @RobertRawson Amir Salihefendic - @amix3k Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist.io, the makers of Todoist, an online and mobile task management app. He started Todoist in 2007 when he was still a student with two programming jobs on the side. He needed a way to manage his own work and productivity but couldn't find the right tool. So he decided to build his own tool.Links, Resources & People MentionedDoist.ioTodoistHacking and GonzoSlackRob Rawson - @RobertRawsonAmir Salihefendic - @amix3kOmer Khan - @omerkhanEnjoyed this episode?Subscribe to the podcastLeave a rating and reviewFollow Omer on TwitterNeed help with your SaaS?Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support.Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist.io, the makers of Todoist, an online and mobile task management app. He started Todoist in 2007 when he was still a student with two programming jobs on the side. He needed a way to manage his own work and productivity but couldn't find the right tool. So he decided to build his own tool. Links, Resources & People Mentioned Doist.io Todoist Hacking and Gonzo Plurk Dropbox Airbnb Amir Salihefendic - @amix3k Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist.io, the makers of Todoist, an online and mobile task management app. He started Todoist in 2007 when he was still a student with two programming jobs on the side. He needed a way to manage his own work and productivity but couldn't find the right tool. So he decided to build his own tool.Links, Resources & People MentionedDoist.ioTodoistHacking and GonzoPlurkDropboxAirbnbAmir Salihefendic - @amix3kOmer Khan - @omerkhanEnjoyed this episode?Subscribe to the podcastLeave a rating and reviewFollow Omer on TwitterNeed help with your SaaS?Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support.Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

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