![]() So what's the difference, at a basic level, between synchronous and asynchronous work?Īsynchronous basically means that when you send a message, you don't expect a response right away. So I guess the easiest way to start is, let's just define the thing. Just this idea that if I need something from someone who works for me, I can't expect a response to that immediately, is so anathema to most bosses, most places, that it just feels like this cultural shift is going to be so enormous. And part of it is so culturally different for companies. I think part of it is just that people don't understand what it is and how it works. We have neatly answered that question, right? But I think the shift that people have not spent enough time figuring out is this synchronous to asynchronous thing. ![]() Below are excerpts from our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity.Īs I've talked to people in recent months, there is this understanding that remote work, being at home, is a thing you can do and still get your job done. You can listen to our full conversation on this episode of the Source Code podcast. Salihefendić joined the Source Code podcast 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. Salihefendić said he didn't necessarily build a remote-first, asynchronous company on purpose - he was just in Chile, trying to hire the best people he could find - but now he wouldn't have it any other way. 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.ĭoist makes Todoist, the popular to-do list app, and Twist, an app for team messaging that tries to approach the space very differently from Slack or Microsoft Teams. ![]() He's been running a company across many time zones, in many countries, for years. Amir Salihefendić, the CEO of Doist, is not one of those people. A lot of CEOs have spent the last 15 months getting used to remote work.
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