From IC designer to CEO with Karri Sarrinen

Founder CEOs of tech companies who started off as an IC Designer are rarer than unicorns, so whenever someone like @Karri Sarrinen steps on to the scene with a product like Linear that’s getting so much love (watch out Atlassian), you gotta pay attention! That's exactly what I did when I came across his recent podcast with the brilliant @Lenny.

Top 5 takeaways:

  • Managing a company of 50 with just one PM

  1. Karri delves into why solid design is essential for any product nowadays 

  • Explore their culture of meticulously crafting everything with care and attention

  1. He values intuition over drowning in data analysis, metrics and A/B testing

  2. And their unique hiring process involving a paid gig

So, if you're curious about what makes Linear stand out, give that podcast a listen! You might just glean some insights for your own startup journey

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