Amir is the CEO and founder of remote-first company Doist, the company behind Todoist, and Twist.
Born in Bosnia, he grew up in Denmark, started the business in South America and now lives in Barcelona, Spain. Doist was founded in 2007, has received $0 of outside investment, employing around 100 people in 40 different countries.
He believes a product stands a better chance of resonating with a global workforce when people around the world create it. For him, working remotely is the way of the future. He does not know what the next decade will bring, but it won’t include selling out or getting acquired. Amir doesn’t have an exit strategy – he has a mission to help shape the future of work for decades to come.
Talks by Amir Salihefendic
| Invisible, Essential, Inevitable: AI Where It Matters | October 2025 |
| Asynchronous Communication Means Better Work | 2022 |
| Reflections on Growing a Remote Company in a Pandemic with Wade Foster | 2021 |
| Ten Lessons Learned Building Doist | April 2019 |
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