Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

neya 13 years ago |

Just in case anyone else was wondering, the (incompetent) mods here have changed the title from:

    Can somebody explain where is the money in a to-do app?

to

    Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

If the comments don't make sense, then it probably was meant for the original title.

gojomo 13 years ago | |

That was a competent title change. The title isn't for adding snarky/leading/argumentative spin to a story.

joshuamerrill 13 years ago |

As was explained to me by a friend who founded a recently-acquired to-do list company, the opportunity is to monetize intent. That is, if my to-do is "take clothes to dry cleaning," the app might be able to suggest a better/closer dry cleaner. You can also imagine many similar opportunities around travel.

bornhuetter 13 years ago |

This app looks interesting, but the permissions are outrageous. Why does it need to read my call log and smses, directly make phone calls etc?

metl_lord 13 years ago | |

The Any.Do app allows you to add 'call back person' to your task list when you miss a call. You can call that person from the app.

neya 13 years ago | |

Hint - You might be the product xD

bornhuetter 13 years ago | | |

Yeah, I'm not going to be installing this. I've been paying for RTM Pro (Android) for a couple of years, but it's expensive and doesn't quite fit my workflow so I've been looking at alternatives. Not interested in what looks like invasive vaporware.

krschultz 13 years ago | | |

I have paid for RTM pro for years. It is money well spent every year. I have met the developer of the Any.do app, and he's a good guy. Vaporware it is not. But for an app I interact with multiple times every single day I have no problem paying money to avoid advertisements.

pavs 13 years ago | | |

Have you tried Wunderlist?

mcintyre1994 13 years ago | |

They use missed calls to make reminders, and they seem to allow you to link a number to a task to ring it. Not necessarily outrageous if what their website suggests it does is true.

mugenx86 13 years ago |

Customers, skills, and market position (as the go-to todo app) are all contributing factors. I think they intend to expand the scope of the services they deliver -- collect data and hopefully, sell out to a larger company.

goughjustin 13 years ago |

I would guess the money is based on speculation that a larger company (dropbox, google, facebook) would purchase your company and add your feature to their existing product.

sriramk 13 years ago |

Orchestra raised a bunch of money for their todo app. And then they pivoted into Mailbox.

skreech 13 years ago |

Integrating services like Taskrabbit, home delivery etc, at least if some kickback scheme is available. Location-based ads based on "things to buy".

asselinpaul 13 years ago |

One of the best about me page I've ever seen: http://www.any.do/about

vidyesh 13 years ago | |

Wistia too has a good page http://wistia.com/about/yearbook

Hint : Are you sure each profile has just one extra pose?

Edit : I find this page weird but its still a different About Us page http://bkwld.com/profile

markdown 13 years ago | | |

The Wistia one is great, but that last one... WTF? Auto playing music went out of fashion in 1999.

It's completely disrespectful to their users.

jdotjdot 13 years ago | | |

Disrespectful because of the playing of music or because it's out of fashion?

(not serious)

cma 13 years ago |

None of the comments make sense because the title was changed.. wtf mods

To answer the original question: because Yahoo! recently paid millions for the Astrid TODO list and is shutting it down, and VCs figure Google might want bragging rights over Yahoo! by buying a better one for even more money and shutting it down.

jimmytucson 13 years ago |

Haven't seen that many Jews on one page since the book of Leviticus.