Who still works async and has a 'no meetings' work policy in 2026?

Question

I feel like the hustle culture is more prominent and celebrated these days. But I'm curious to know if there are still companies out there that prefer to keep meetings to a minimum, or none at all, to optimize for autonomy, trust, and giving people the space to do their work in silence.A few companies that come to my mind now that still work this way are: doist, dnsimple, Cliniko, Calibre, HeadshotPro.Any others?

gls2ro · Accepted Answer

I am not working for them, but I heard about https://hubstaff.com that they have almost no meetings.Maybe someone who is working for them can confirm or add more details about it.

theorchid · Answer

When I work as a project manager or team lead in a company, it takes me a lot of time at the beginning to convince the founders that I can work without constant communication and that the whole team can do the same. In some companies, I manage to convince the owners of this, in others I don't.
Many business founders are willing to spend entire days on meetings, even though everything can be discussed asynchronously via text, and even faster.
I know that most developers dislike meetings and conference calls, and as a team lead, I consider it my duty to allow them to work without meetings.
When I launch my startups, I always organize the work of the entire team at the very beginning so that it can function without a single conference call. As a founder, I have never needed to call anyone on the team to resolve any issues.