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Amir Salihefendic

Founder and CEO of Doist

Amir Salihefendic is the Founder and CEO of Doist, a company known for its productivity applications, including Todoist and Twist. Born in Bosnia, Amir's early years were marked by the upheaval of war, prompting his family to flee to Denmark, where he grew up in a rural setting. He pursued a degree in computer science at Aarhus University and began his entrepreneurial journey while still a student, creating Todoist in 2007 to manage his own tasks amidst multiple programming jobs and side projects.12

Before establishing Doist, Amir co-founded Plurk, a social networking site that gained popularity in Asia, and he developed a successful spell-checking service as one of his early ventures.13 Under Amir's leadership, Doist has adopted a remote-first approach since its inception, allowing it to attract talent globally while fostering a culture of independence and self-motivation.45 This operational model has contributed to the company's resilience and sustainability, enabling it to thrive without external funding.34

Amir emphasizes the importance of building products that address real user needs and has remained committed to the long-term growth of Doist, focusing on profitability and efficiency rather than rapid expansion.34 His journey reflects a dedication to both personal productivity and creating tools that empower users worldwide.

Highlights

May 11 · twitter

I’ve been working on dunk.

It’s a terminal diff reviewer where you mark issues inline, then let a coding agent fix them.

It started as a fork of hunk, but I stripped it down to the loop I need: review → my comments → agent fixes

I’m spending time reviewing code and leaving comments for agents rather than writing code myself. But in most tools, that feedback loop still feels broken.

dunk is a simple way to make it work across Claude Code, Codex, Pi, etc.

I’ve been working on dunk.

It’s a terminal diff reviewer where you mark issues inline, then let a c
May 11 · twitter

I took my dog for a walk and, mid-walk, told Claude Code how to keep building Dunk, a little tool I’m working on.

It still feels like sci-fi! 😄 https://t.co/TO0b7yTcAw

I took my dog for a walk and, mid-walk, told Claude Code how to keep building Dunk, a little tool I’
Mar 5 · saas.group
17 years of bootstrapping with $200k revenue per employee with ...
Jul 19 · Fast Company
How AI helped me make a better to-do list - Fast Company
Feb 14 · futurestartup.com
Future Startup Interview: Amir Salihefendic, Founder and CEO, Doist
Future Startup Interview: Amir Salihefendic, Founder and CEO, Doist
Nov 15 · Quartz
Asynchronous work — The Forecast — Quartz - Quartz

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Experience

Founder and CEO at Doist
Creator at Todoist, Co-founder and CTO at Plurk Inc., Developer at Bioinformatics research activities at University of Aarhus

Education

Aarhus University (2004 - 2007)

Location

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain