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Read writing from Amir Salihefendic on Medium. Remote-first CEO of @Doist, the company behind @Todoist and @TwistAppTeam. Born in Bosnia, grew up in Denmark ... GetstartedOpeninappAmirSalihefendicSigninGetstartedFollow2.8KFollowersAboutGetstartedOpeninappPublishedinTheStartup·Oct21,2020HowtoCompeteagainstTechGoliathslikeApple,Google,andMicrosoftThebigtechcompaniesaren’tinvincible.Thetechgiants—Google,Apple,Amazon,Microsoft,andFacebook—haveadvantagesthattheydon’thesitatetowieldagainstcompetitors.Thatdoesn’tmeanthey’reinvincible.Infact,they’remorevulnerablethanwethink.Zoombuilta$50billion+companyinthevideoconferencingmarketwheretechheavyweightshaveoperated…Readmore·7minread9777PublishedinAmbition&Balance·Jan12,2017HowtoBecomeaMarketLeaderin10YearsLessonslearnedbuildingasustainablecompanyinacompetitivemarketwithmillionsofusersandzeroinvestors.ThismonthmarksmytenyearanniversaryofworkingonTodoist.InthistimeTodoisthasgrownfromapersonalprojecttoaservicethathashelpedpeoplecompletetensofmillionsofprojects.Inthistimeframe,we’vecompetedinoneofthemostsaturatedmarkets,to-dolistapps.We’ve…Readmore·8minread8534PublishedinAmbition&Balance·Feb8,2016WhyWeDon’tHaveanExitStrategyWhat’sbetterthananexitstrategy?It’salong-termmissionthatyourcompanytrulycaresabout.“Thegoalofclimbingbig,dangerousmountainsshouldbetoattainsomesortofspiritualandpersonalgrowth,butthiswon’thappenifyoucompromiseawaytheentireprocess.”―YvonChouinard,LetMyPeopleGoSurfing:TheEducationofaReluctantBusinessmanIgetinspiredreadingabouthowothers…Readmore·7minread1.1K10PublishedinAmbition&Balance·Jan15,2016Systemist:AModernProductivityWorkflowLearnthesystemDoist’sfounderandCEOusestocombatoverwhelmandgetmoreoftherightthingsdone.IwanttoshareasystemIhaveusedandperfectedoverthepast9yearsandthathashelpedmeachievemygoalswhilereducingmystress.IliketothinkofitasasimplifiedGTDbuiltforthemodernworld.Thetruthisthatmostpeopledon’t…Readmore·8minread1.4K12PublishedinHackingandGonzo·Dec16,2015bitmapist:AnalyticsandcohortsforRedisIn2012Ireleasedbitmapist,apowerfulrealtimeanalyticslibrarythatcanhelpyouanswerfollowingquestions(formillionsofusersandevents):Hasuser123beenonlinetoday?Thisweek?Thismonth?Hasuser123performedaction“X”?Howmanyusershavebeenactivehavethismonth?Howmany…Readmore·4minread883PublishedinHackingandGonzo·Dec11,2015Reactivevs.proactivedevelopmentIt’sessentialforgooddeveloperstoswitchbetweenreactiveandproactivemodes.Thedefinitionofreactiveandproactiveisasfollows:Reactive:ReactingtothepastratherthananticipatingthefutureProactive:ActingbeforeasituationbecomesasourceofconfrontationorcrisisProsandconsareasfollows:In…Readmore·1minread2911PublishedinHackingandGonzo·Dec9,201510VimtricksyoushouldknowHereare10VimtipsthatIthinkyoushouldknowabout.ThesuperstarandsharpInnormalmodeyoucanuse*and#tosearchforawordunderthecursor.*searchesforwardfortheword,while#searchesbackwards.SimplecompletioninanytextHitCTRL-Nonceininsertmodeanditwilltryto…Readmore·2minread3165PublishedinHackingandGonzo·Dec8,2015HowRedditrankingalgorithmsworkThisisafollowupposttoHowHackerNewsrankingalgorithmworks.ThistimearoundIwillexaminehowReddit’sstoryandcommentrankingswork.ThefirstpartofthispostwillfocusonhowareRedditstoriesranked?Thesecondpartofthispostwillfocusoncomment…Readmore·6minread4K31PublishedinHackingandGonzo·Dec8,2015HowHackerNewsrankingalgorithmworksInthispostI’lltrytoexplainhowtheHackerNewsrankingalgorithmworksandhowyoucanreuseitinyourownapplications.It’saverysimplerankingalgorithmandworkssurprisingwellwhenyouwanttohighlighthotornewstuff.Diggingintonews.arccodeHackerNewsisimplementedinArc,a…Readmore·3minread1.6K8ShowmorePublishedinHackingandGonzo·Feb9,2015Fluxvs.MVC(DesignPatterns)AlookathowFacebook’sFluxpatternsolvesthingsdifferently,especiallyinrelationtotheModel-View-Controller(MVC)pattern.FacebookrecentlyreleasedFlux,anewpatterntostructureclientsideapplications.…Readmore·5minread1.3K15AmirSalihefendicRemote-firstCEOof@Doist,thecompanybehind@[email protected],grewupinDenmarkandnowlivinginBarcelona.Newdad.FollowAboutWriteHelpLegalGettheMediumapp