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\u201cAsynchronous communication promotes flow. And flow is generally what we\u2019re all looking for. Not only because it\u2019s more productive. Not only it\u2019s because it\u2019s within this state that we produce the best work. It\u2019s also within this state that we feel the most fulfilled."

Gon\xe7alo is the CTO of Doist, the remote-first company behind Todoist and Twist that has a mission of building the future of work by creating tools that promote more fulfilling ways to work and live. Doist has been a remote-first company practically since the founder started working on Todoist in 2007 and with its first remote hire in 2011.

In this episode, I learned a lot from Gon\xe7alo about Doist and its remote working history and culture, including some advantages and disadvantages of remote work. We also discussed at length about having asynchronous communication as the first preferred communication style instead of synchronous, and why it is such an important communication style to adopt in a remote team. Gon\xe7alo then shares about Doist core values, the cornerstone of every single thing that Doist does as company, from creating processes to decision making and recruiting. Towards the end, Gon\xe7alo also shares some engineering and technical practices that Doist does, especially the ones important for a successful remote team, including the importance of pre-allocation and prioritization.

Listen out for:

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• About Doist - [00:05:59]
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• Gon\xe7alo\u2019s career journey - [00:06:52]
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• Doist remote work history - [00:10:30]
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• Remote work advantages & disadvantages - [00:13:01]
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• Asynchronous vs synchronous - [00:18:53]
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• Handling emergencies - [00:25:10]
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• On meeting and real-time chat - [00:26:48]
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• Hiring and onboarding - [00:30:38]
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• Doist 5 core values - [00:39:01]
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• Role of a manager - [00:41:07]
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• Technical practices - [00:42:47]
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• Prioritization - [00:48:55]
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• Doist architecture - [00:54:04]
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• Remote work resources - [00:55:48]
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• Gon\xe7alo\u2019s 3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [00:56:54]
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Gon\xe7alo Silva\u2019s Bio
\nGon\xe7alo is the CTO of Doist, creators of Todoist and Twist. He\u2019s been working remotely for over a decade and managing remote teams for most of that time. He loves long-term ambition, asynchronous communication, and programming.

Follow Gon\xe7alo:

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• Twitter \u2013 https://twitter.com/goncalossilva
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• LinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/goncalossilva/
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Follow Doist:

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• Website \u2013 https://doist.com/
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• Twitter \u2013 https://twitter.com/doist
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• LinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/company/doist/
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• YouTube \u2013 https://www.youtube.com/user/DoistApps
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• Instagram \u2013 https://www.instagram.com/doistofficial
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