They said it couldn't be done
Linear
What they said
“Honestly, I don't really see the value over any other tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Monday, etc).”
What actually happened
Usage
25,000+ teams globally; expanding enterprise tiers
by January 2024
The Founder
The Numbers
Jun 2019
Apr 2020
Jul 2021
Jun 2022
Jan 2024
The Journey
December 2020
MilestoneLinear becomes the de facto issue tracker for YC W21 batch.
January 2021
MilestoneLinear publishes 'The Linear Method' — opinionated approach to project management. Goes viral in startup Twitter.
January 2023
MilestoneLinear Roadmap and Initiatives products launch — expanding from issue tracking to product planning.
January 2024
Milestone25,000+ teams globally. Enterprise tier growing.
The Pattern
“Not a nice-to-have. A painkiller people already knew they needed.”
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