Collaborating without Borders
summary
Fully remote company Doist runs 70% asynchronous communication on Twist, uses Dropbox, Google Drive, Figma, GitHub, Zoom/Meet and Telegram for outages, and shifts cycles from four to six weeks under stress. Cross‑functional squads hold decision power from product spec to release, iterate internally then to beta, and insist on documentation (GitLab as a model). Concrete rules include a 24‑hour reply window, occasional 30–60 minute notification‑free deep work blocks, and annual or biannual retreats.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:04Remote work principles
- 3:57Building trust
- 7:08Asynchronous communication
- 21:21Empowering teams
- 26:01Importance of documentation
- 30:08Putting humans first
- 35:44Final summary
- 40:03Q&A session
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