Grit Podcast·Apr 20, 2026
How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design
In a market that hadn’t changed in decades, Linear didn’t win by being faster. They won by being more thoughtful. Karri Saarinen helped shape design at Airbnb and Coinbase before building Linear around small teams and high standards. On Grit, he shares how Linear is building for a new era of software development.
Every·Apr 03, 2026
How to Design for Human-agent Interaction
Unreliable AI products are a design problem. Here’s how Linear solves it.
A Life Engineered·Mar 02, 2026
Why promotions can quietly kill great engineers
We discuss the $1.25 billion journey, the hard lessons of leadership, and how to avoid the plateaus that trap most software engineers.
Entrepreneur·Dec 10, 2025
Why the CEO of a $1 Billion Startup Rejects Silicon Valley’s Hustle Culture
Karri Saarinen has prioritized work-life balance while building Linear, a $1.25 billion company.
Product Growth·Nov 20, 2025
How Linear Grows
I've spent 6 months with the company to get you the low down on how they grow, build product, and operate from the inside
Stack Overflow·Oct 28, 2025
Craft and quality through speed and scale (and agents)
An interview with Tom Moor, Head of Engineering at Linear.Brand design tips from Karri SaarinenBuilding the platform for agent coordinationLinear raises $82M at $1.25B valuationInside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product buildingConfig 2025: Crafting quality that enduresKarri Saarinen’s 10 rules for crafting products that stand outHow we build productsMove fast with little process20VC: How to Grow Capital Efficiently in a World of BS GrowthAt home with Karri SaarinenTuomas Artman: Sustainability over hypergrowthMake an org chart you want to shipConfig 2024: The heirloom tomato org chartShort lived teams, sweating the details and zero bugs. How Linear raises the bar.In the file: from code to design to code