Linear CEO Karri Saarinen on quality, skipping the MVP, and whether we still need UI
soleio · x · 2026-11-07
First of Kind podcast S3E03 features investor soleio interviewing Linear founder Karri Saarinen.
Topics include whether a designer-founder can win the VC game by ignoring its rules, why quality is directional ("once you experience good things, it's hard to go back"), designing in code, "Never Build the MVP," clarity of scope, and whether we still need UI in the agentic age.
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