Todoist

Todoist is the flagship product of Doist, the fully remote company Amir Salihefendic founded in 2007 as a student in Aarhus, Denmark. It is consistently rated the best cross-platform task manager, available on every platform including web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch, and even Gmail and Outlook as sidebar integrations. Doist bootstrapped Todoist to $26M+ ARR without a single euro of outside funding, operating as a distributed team across 30+ countries with no central office — a model they call "async-first." The platform grew through a combination of press coverage ("best to-do app" lists), a generous free tier (5 projects free forever), and an API that enabled community-built integrations with tools like Zapier and IFTTT. Doist later launched Twist, a team communication tool built as a calmer, async-friendly alternative to Slack. Their success proved that you don't need venture capital or an office to build a global software product used by tens of millions.