Lessons From Growing Doist To 70+ Remote Employees With CTO Gonçalo Silva

Hey Pesto Podcast listeners, Today I’m incredibly excited to sit down with the CTO of Doist, Gonçalo Silva. Doist is the company behind a few of my favorites apps, Todoist and Twist and is one of the leading tech companies who are fully distributed. I’ve been a big fan of Doist for a while now their growth being fully bootstrapped has been quite impressive. Today’s interview is packed with insights of building a remote team, some of the many challenges startups face today, and how to improve internal communication. Here are a few things you’ll learn in today’s interview. How and why Doist became a 100% distributed team and the benefits of going “all in.” Why the Doist team created Twist and the importance of asynchronous communication when working remotely. The downside of having real-time chats all the time, and how to get deep work done. Why Doist has its leadership team channel open to everyone. The disadvantages of working remote and why facetime is crucial even when running a distributed team. What Doist learned from implementing “casual hangouts” and what they are doing now. How your remote work processes change as you scale and the keys to avoiding the biggest remote work mistakes. And much more. Whether you’re simply looking to become more productive at work or want to learn from one of the smartest leaders in tech today, I know you’ll get a ton out of today’s interview. Listen to my interview with Gonçalo Silva here. Andrew Linfoot Co-founder/Co-CEO @ Pesto