Async-Friendly Company Directory

"Find Meeting-Light, Async-First Companies" by John Rippy | johnrippy.link

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Discover companies with meeting-light, async-first cultures. Perfect for job seekers who value focused work time and hate "death by meetings."

What This Actor Does

This actor maintains a curated directory of companies known for healthy meeting cultures. Search by:

• Industry: Tech, Fintech, Healthcare, E-commerce, etc.
• Size: Startup to Enterprise
• Remote Policy: Fully remote, remote-first, hybrid
• Location: Global, USA, Europe, Asia, etc.
• Async Score: Filter by meeting culture score

Perfect For

• Job Seekers: Find employers that respect your time
• Remote Workers: Discover truly async-first companies
• HR/Recruiters: Benchmark against async-friendly competitors
• Career Coaches: Recommend companies to clients
• Journalists: Research workplace trends

Featured Companies

Our directory includes verified async-friendly companies like:

• Basecamp - Pioneered the "meetings are expensive" philosophy
• GitLab - 2000+ employees, fully remote, async-first handbook
• Automattic - WordPress.com, distributed workforce
• Buffer - Transparent async culture
• Doist - Makers of Todoist, async communication advocates
• Zapier - Remote-first since 2011
• Notion - Docs-first culture
• Linear - Minimal meetings, focus on deep work
• Stripe - Written communication culture
• And many more...

Input Examples

Browse All Async Companies

{
  "minAsyncScore": 70
}

Remote Tech Startups

{
  "industry": "technology",
  "companySize": "startup",
  "remotePolicy": "fully_remote",
  "minAsyncScore": 80
}

Enterprise Companies in Europe

{
  "companySize": "enterprise",
  "location": "europe",
  "minAsyncScore": 60
}

Search for Specific Companies

{
  "searchQuery": "GitLab"
}

Output

Company Entry

{
  "company": {
    "name": "GitLab",
    "domain": "gitlab.com",
    "description": "DevOps platform delivered as a single application",
    "logo": "https://gitlab.com/logo.png"
  },
  "asyncScore": 92,
  "asyncGrade": "A+",
  "industry": "technology",
  "size": {
    "category": "large",
    "employees": "2000+"
  },
  "remotePolicy": {
    "type": "fully_remote",
    "description": "All-remote company since founding"
  },
  "location": {
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA (virtual)",
    "region": "global"
  },
  "asyncCulture": {
    "highlights": [
      "No recurring meetings required",
      "Comprehensive async handbook",
      "Written communication first",
      "Meeting-free focus days",
      "All meetings optional"
    ],
    "policies": [
      "Bias towards async communication",
      "Record all meetings for async viewing",
      "15-minute default meeting length",
      "No 'quick syncs' - use GitLab issues"
    ],
    "tools": ["GitLab Issues", "Slack (async)", "Loom", "Google Docs"]
  },
  "workLifeBalance": {
    "rating": 4.5,
    "flexibleHours": true,
    "unlimitedPTO": true
  },
  "sources": {
    "glassdoor": "https://glassdoor.com/gitlab",
    "handbook": "https://handbook.gitlab.com",
    "careers": "https://about.gitlab.com/jobs"
  },
  "lastVerified": "2024-03-15",
  "addedDate": "2023-01-01"
}

Directory Summary

{
  "totalCompanies": 247,
  "filteredResults": 45,
  "averageAsyncScore": 78,
  "topIndustries": [
    { "industry": "technology", "count": 156 },
    { "industry": "fintech", "count": 34 },
    { "industry": "ecommerce", "count": 28 }
  ],
  "companies": [...]
}

Async Score Methodology

Companies are scored (0-100) based on:

Factor	Weight	What We Look For
Meeting Policies	30%	Documented meeting-light policies
Communication Tools	20%	Use of async tools (Loom, docs, etc.)
Remote Flexibility	20%	Remote/async-first infrastructure
Employee Reviews	20%	Glassdoor/LinkedIn sentiment
Public Commitment	10%	Blog posts, handbook, public statements

Score Interpretation

Score	Grade	Meaning
90-100	A+	Industry-leading async culture
80-89	A	Excellent async practices
70-79	B	Good async culture
60-69	C	Some async elements
Below 60	-	Not included in directory

Use Cases

1. Job Search Integration

// Find remote tech companies with great async culture
const companies = await apifyClient.actor("localhowl/async-company-directory").call({
  industry: "technology",
  remotePolicy: "fully_remote",
  minAsyncScore: 80,
  limit: 20
});

for (const company of companies) {
  console.log(`${company.name}: ${company.asyncScore}/100`);
  console.log(`  Careers: ${company.sources.careers}`);
}

2. Competitive Benchmarking

// Compare your company to async leaders
const leaders = await apifyClient.actor("localhowl/async-company-directory").call({
  industry: "fintech",
  sortBy: "async_score",
  limit: 10
});

console.log("Top async-friendly fintech companies:");
leaders.forEach((c, i) => {
  console.log(`${i + 1}. ${c.name} (${c.asyncScore}/100)`);
});

3. Content Creation

// Get data for "Top Async Companies" blog post
const topCompanies = await apifyClient.actor("localhowl/async-company-directory").call({
  sortBy: "async_score",
  limit: 25,
  includeDetails: true
});

// Generate blog content with company details

Data Sources

We compile data from:

• Company handbooks and public documentation
• Glassdoor and LinkedIn reviews
• Blog posts and press releases
• Job listings analysis
• Employee testimonials
• Direct company verification

Nominate a Company

Know a company with great async culture? Submit it for review:

• Email: directory@localhowl.com
• Requirements: Public evidence of async-first policies

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Support

• Documentation: https://meeting.localhowl.com/docs
• Email: support@localhowl.com

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Author

Built by John Rippy | johnrippy.link

🏆 2025 Zapier Automation Hero of the Year — Project Phoenix: A 95-step AI sales pipeline cutting development time by 50%. Read more →

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