Developer On Fire

Guest: Gonçalo Silva @goncalossilva Gonçalo Silva talks with Dave Rael about mobile and web development, sunk costs, leading an organization, standardization, and remote work Gonçalo Silva is obsessed with building the future he wants to work in, where location is irrelevant to being part of a highly productive team. That’s why he joined Doist almost a decade ago, and it’s why he remains there today as CTO, building tools like Todoist and Twist that help almost 20 million people combined worldwide be more productive and live a more fulfilling life. The Porto-based Gonçalo started doing freelance work for Doist when the company only had 3 employees. Fast forward eight years, and he has risen the ranks from Android developer to software engineer to CTO, all while working remotely for the same bootstrapped