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Fast Company·Nov 21, 2025The billion-dollar AI startup rejecting 996 hustle culture
Karri Saarinen, CEO of Linear, which makes software to streamline product development and has a $1.25 billion valuation, tells Fast Company why he’s bucking the trend of AI companies’ ‘hardcore,’ always-on work styles.
Product Growth·Nov 20, 2025How 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, 2025Craft and quality through speed and scale (and agents)
An interview with Tom Moor, Head of Engineering at Linear.
Y Combinator·Jul 25, 2025Brand design tips from Karri Saarinen
Karri Saarinen and Aaron Epsteinreview several sites from the YC community with an eye for how to build and maintain a high-quality brand.AI Engineer·Jun 25, 2025 Building the platform for agent coordination
TechCrunch·Jun 10, 2025Linear raises $82M at $1.25B valuation
First Round·Jun 05, 2025Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building
Config·May 12, 2025Config 2025: Crafting quality that endures
Shortcut·Mar 18, 2025Karri Saarinen’s 10 rules for crafting products that stand out
Lenny's Podcast·Jan 30, 2025How we build products
The Pragmatic Engineer·Nov 20, 2024Move fast with little process
20VC·Oct 30, 2024 20VC: How to Grow Capital Efficiently in a World of BS Growth
INDIE·Sep 16, 2024 At home with Karri Saarinen
Alphalist·Sep 13, 2024Tuomas Artman: Sustainability over hypergrowth
First Round·Jul 20, 2024 Make an org chart you want to ship
Config·Jun 30, 2024 Config 2024: The heirloom tomato org chart
Incident.io·Jun 13, 2024 Short lived teams, sweating the details and zero bugs. How Linear raises the bar.
In the file·Jun 12, 2024 In the file: from code to design to code
In the file·Jun 05, 2024 In the file: How Linear and Replit go from design to code
Dive Club·May 30, 2024Julius Tarng - Dissolving the line between design and engineering
Figma·May 29, 2024 The Linear method: Opinionated software
Inside Marketing Design·Jan 29, 2024 Designing the 'gold standard' for landing pages
Slush·Dec 05, 2023 Tuomas Artman: Building an MVP
Lenny's Podcast·Oct 08, 2023Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus
Lenny's Podcast·Sep 26, 2023 How Linear builds product
Dive Club·Sep 21, 2023 Lessons from the founding designer at Linear
tomorrow.fm·Jul 31, 2023devtools.fm - Tuomas Artman
