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
Karri delves into why solid design is essential for any product nowadays
Explore their culture of meticulously crafting everything with care and attention
He values intuition over drowning in data analysis, metrics and A/B testing
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