# Start Guide

Linear helps teams plan, track, and deliver work without a lot of overhead. This guide gets you from “new workspace” to “working in Linear” quickly, with a few paths depending on your role.

## Overview and demo of Linear

Start here if you want to understand the layout and core workflows before setting anything up.

* [**Intro to Linear**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5BoiIFBiY&list=PLP9v0Y4zla9vG7k8e279bSz5hUl0oXlMH&index=1) Watch a high-level walkthrough of the Linear environment.
* [**Demo Linear**](https://linear.app/demo) Explore our demo workspace to see how issues, projects, and workflows fit together.  
_Note: Changes are local to your browser and reset on refresh. The demo does not include settings, and it does not show or support SLAs._
* [**Live onboarding session**](https://luma.com/linear?utm_source=docs) Join a guided session to learn the essentials and see common workflows in action

## Setting up Linear for your organization

Once you’ve seen the basics, the next step is creating a workspace and configuring it for how your team works.

### **Create your workspace**

* [Sign up](https://linear.app/signup) using your work email (recommended)
* Create a workspace for your organization

### Onboarding guide that fits your needs

**Admins**

* [How to use Linear: Small teams](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-small-teams)
* [How to use Linear: Startups & mid-size companies](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-startups-mid-size-companies)
* [How to use Linear: Large & scaling companies](https://linear.app/docs/how-to-use-linear-large-scaling-companies)

**Team members**

* [Tips for joining your team on Linear](https://linear.app/docs/joining-your-team-on-linear) (recommended if you’re new to an existing workspace)

## Ongoing resources

### Video resources

* [Learning Library](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP9v0Y4zla9vG7k8e279bSz5hUl0oXlMH): playlist of onboarding videos covering the most common day-to-day workflows
* [AI workflows](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP9v0Y4zla9tou7HFmU5pBLP1qUXLB3u4): playlist of using AI in Linear

### Learn from real examples

Visit our [Customers](https://linear.app/customers) page to see how other teams leverage Linear in their organization, or visit [our blog](https://linear.app/now) to see how Linear uses Linear.