What Remote Work Looks Like in 2021 (and Beyond) with Doist CEO Amir Salihefendić

With 2020 and (hopefully soon) the global pandemic coming to a close, both existing and new companies everywhere will soon face a choice of how to operate going forward. Embrace the "future" that was pulled forward by the pandemic and remain remote? Or return fully/partially to a physical office environment? For those who choose the future (and investors who are considering betting on them), Doist and its CEO Amir Salihefendić provide a 10-year case study of both the challenges that arise and the opportunities unlocked by embracing the internet to its fullest extent in growing and running an organization. And oh yeah — along the way they built a profitable, double-digit $m ARR business with 100 employees, that's been completely bootstrapped on $0 capital invested. We dive into it all! Sponsors:Vanta Topics Covered:Amir and Doist's journey from side programming project to bootstrapped, double-digit million ARR global businessHow they've operated as remote-only company for the past 10+ years, with 100 people across 35 countries and 10+ time zonesWhy just going remote but keeping the same tools and culture as in-person doesn't solve any problems and just creates moreWhy the temporal nature of work is just as (if not more) important than its physical location, and how the new modality of "asynchronous" work takes advantage of thatHow remote + asynchronous unlocks massive opportunities both for new companies and the tools to serve them Links:Doist: https://doist.comDoist's "remote setup guide": https://twist.com/remote-work-guides/remote-company-setup"The CEO with an Empty Calendar":  https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/the-ceo-with-an-empty-calendarPacky's "We're Never Going Back" post: https://notboring.substack.com/p/were-never-going-backAmir on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amix3k