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Karri Saarinen

Co-founder and CEO of Linear, former designer at Airbnb and Coinbase

Every podcast episode featuring Karri Saarinen that Attunex has found: 23 interviews and appearances across 18 shows between 2016 and 2026. Most often on TBPN (5) and Y Combinator Startup Podcast (2). Follow Karri in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. 每周修1个小缺陷:Linear用质量星期三训练品味
    AI快递Mentioned

    当 AI 让代码生成越来越容易,软件团队真正稀缺的能力是什么?Linear 创始人 Karri Saarinen 在访谈中提出:产品开发最宝贵的产出,不只是功能本身,更是团队在理解客户、反复权衡与修正细节中积累的语境与判断力。 本期「AI快递」深度解析 Linear 如何把 AI…

    2026-10-01
  2. Building for Quality in a World of AI Slop with Linear's Karri Saarinen
    Founders in Arms

    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the product and issue tracking platform built for high-performing software teams. A designer by training — with stints at Airbnb and Coinbase —…

    2026-05-22
  3. Grads boo AI, Reese Witherspoon gets dunked + Karpathy joins Anthropic | TWiAI E14
    This Week in AI

    The frontier labs are coming for the application layer, and they're going to steal your idea. We dug into Andrej Karpathy's move to Anthropic, the new rules of AI etiquette, and why graduates are…

    2026-05-20
  4. 205: Design to nie tylko forma - czyli o hype’ie na generatywny design
    product dissignMentioned

    Dzisiaj dużo newsów, ciekawych dyskusji i ogłoszeń, warto słuchać do końca! A w odcinku: (02:50) Nowy CEO Apple (07:48) GPT Image 2.0 (21:25) Claude Design (28:50) ' Output isn't design ' by Karri…

    2026-04-28
  5. From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design
    Grit

    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…

    2026-04-20
  6. #484.AI 时代的工匠精神:Linear 创始人揭秘如何构建原生的智能体协作系统
    跨国串门儿计划AI

    📝 本期播客简介 本期我们克隆了:知名科技播客《AI and I》,由 Every 的创始人 Dan Shipper 主持 Most SaaS Companies Got AI Wrong. Linear Waited. 对话的嘉宾是 Linear 的联合创始人兼 CEO Karri Saarinen。Linear 被公认为目前全球最具设计感和工匠精神的软件项目管理工具,而 Karri…

    2026-04-05
  7. If SaaS Is Dead, Linear Didn't Get the Memo
    The Every Podcast

    Founded in 2019, Linear is the rare company started pre-ChatGPT to have successfully reinvented itself as an agent-native business. On this episode of AI & I, Dan Shipper sat down with Karri…

    2026-04-01
  8. Arm Pumps CPUs, Social Media Addiction, Data Center Ban | Eric Goldman, Nima Jalali, Jon McNeill, Karri Saarinen, Dimi Kellari, Mikey Shulman, Aida Baradari, Zack Kanter, Nik Milanović, Zach Perret
    TBPN

    Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (02:36) - Arm's $15B Chip Bet (14:38) - Sanders & AOC: Pause Data Centers (27:54) - Meta & YouTube Lose Addiction Trial (37:08) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions…

    2026-03-26
  9. You Don't Need a Storyteller, ChatGPT Images, Ali on the Series L | Karri Saarinen, Mike Cessario, Elliot Cohen, Ali Ghodsi
    TBPN

    (00:55) - Viral WSJ 'You Don't Need a Storyteller' Piece (28:52) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (34:03) - ChatGPT Images 1.5 (46:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:44) - Coreweave Tests AI Market Hype…

    2025-12-16
  10. How To Design Products That Truly Stand Out
    mbanerjeepalmer+listennotes 's Listen Later

    Podcast : Y Combinator Startup Podcast (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this? ) Episode : How To Design Products That Truly Stand Out Pub date : 2025-10-13 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 -…

    2025-11-11
  11. Marc Andreessen & Ilya Sutskever Host TBPN, Mag 7 Earnings Recap | Aydin Senkut, Dean Ball, Shreya Murthy, Lulu Meservey & Gaby Goldberg, Jakob Diepenbrock, Shishir Mehrotra, Karri Saarinen
    TBPN

    (13:04) - Mag 7 Earnings Recap (37:12) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (54:11) - WSJ Mansion Section (01:04:37) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:13:12) - Lulu Meservey, founder of the strategic communications firm…

    2025-10-31
  12. How To Design Products That Truly Stand Out
    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the issue tracking tool used by thousands of high-growth companies. Before Linear, he was the first designer at Coinbase and later a lead designer…

    2025-10-13
  13. Brand Design Tips From Linear Founder Karri Saarinen
    Y Combinator Startup Podcast

    For this episode of Design Review, YC’s Aaron Epstein is joined by Karri Saarinen, co-founder & CEO of Linear, one of the top designer-founders working today. Together, they'll review several sites…

    2025-07-25
  14. Apple's iOS 26 Review, Meta to Pay $15B for Scale AI Stake | Andrew Huberman, Scott Belsky, Sai Senthilkumar, Karri Saarinen, Roy Bahat, Alex Israel
    TBPN

    (02:52) - WWDC Recap (15:17) - Apple's Retreat to its Core Competency (22:45) - Apple's iOS 26 Draws Mixed Reviews (52:58) - Meta to Pay Nearly $15B For Scale AI Stake (01:00:17) - Sai Senthilkumar,…

    2025-06-10
  15. Inside Linear: Why craft and focus still win in product building | Karri Saarinen (Co-founder and CEO)
    In Depth

    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the project management tool built for high-performance software teams. Since its founding in 2019, Linear has achieved a valuation of $1.25B as of…

    2025-06-10
  16. Karri Saarinen, Sean Frank, Semil Shah, Dan Lorenc, Google's Earnings Power Holding Up Well, Intel Says Layoffs are in Store, The Relationship Between Netflix and The NFL, Elon's Friends Sell Access to Stakes in Private Companies
    TBPN

    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, a popular issue tracking and project management tool. Previously, he was a design lead at Airbnb, focusing on design systems and product…

    2025-04-25
  17. 181: 10 zasad dobrych produktów według Karri Saarinen, Linear CEO & Co-founder
    product dissignMentioned

    Michał i Paweł omawiają 10 zasad dobrych produktów, ana podstawie artykułu napisanego przez Karri Saarinen CEO and Co-founder, Linear. Łapcie linka:…

    2025-04-22
  18. How Linear’s Karri Saarinen is Redefining What Scale Looks Like | S2Bonus
    Spotlight On

    Most Y Combinator graduates and Forbes’ Top 50 AI companies use Linear’s project management suite to build their software. It's no accident that this purpose-built tool is beloved by engineers for…

    2024-11-04
  19. 20VC: Linear's Karri Saarinen How to be Grow Capital Efficiently in a World of BS Growth | How to Fundraise with Leverage | How to Select Investors and How to Give Them Homework in the Raise Process & Growth Lessons from Airbnb and Coinbase
    The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

    Karri Saarinen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Linear. The company has raised from some of the best in the business including Sequoia and Accel. Before founding Linear, Karri was the principal designer…

    2024-10-30
  20. 02 Karri Saarinen
    Conversations on Quality

    Linear CEO Karri Saarinen shares the values and principles that guide the team in maintaining a strong commitment to quality. https://linear.app/quality/

    2024-10-11
  21. At Home with Karri Saarinen, Cofounder of Linear
    INDIE AUDIO

    A few years back, I got a DM from a founder wanting to meet and swap stories about adventures in entrepreneurship. Despite being backed by some of the top VCs in the world, they were taking a very…

    2024-09-13
  22. The tool product managers love and is disrupting Jira | Karri Saarinen, CEO at Linear | E234
    The Product Podcast

    In this episode of the Product Podcast we chat with Karri Saarinen, the CEO at Linear. It's the fastest-growing and most beloved project management tool in the world. The company is valued at $400…

    2024-09-04
  23. #28 Karri Saarinen - Linear
    ATK-hetki

    Tässä jaksossa puhumme design-kulttuurista ja sen merkityksestä teknologiayrityksille, erityisesti startup-maailmassa. Jakson vieraana on kokenut design-ammattilainen, Karri Saarinen, joka on ollut…

    2024-08-19
  24. Linearin menestyksen resepti
    Startup-ministeriö

    Linear, suomalaisen kolmikon San Franciscossa perustama SaaS-palvelu, on noussut myyttiseen asemaan Piilaakson kuumimpien kasvuyritysten keskuudessa. Pääomasijoitusjätti Sequoian tukema Linear…

    2024-08-19
  25. Future of Product Management From the Era of AI | Linear Karri Saarinen
    Money is Not Evil PodcastMentioned

    we're diving into the story of Kaari Saarinen, the brains behind Linear, who's been turning heads in the project management world, capturing the interest and love of not just unicorn companies but…

    2023-11-22
  26. Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
    Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

    Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, an issue-tracking tool that has quickly become the fastest-growing and most beloved in the world. Before Linear, Karri was the principal designer…

    2023-10-08
  27. #21 Product Design - Karri Saarinen (Linear) | Builders' Studio: a Founder School by Slush
    Builders' Studio: a Founder School by Slush

    Product design is what defines the look and feel of digital products and platforms, making it a crucial cornerstone of product development. However, as a relatively new field of expertise that…

    2022-01-21
  28. 143: Design Systems: So Hot Right Now (feat. Karri Saarinen)
    Design Details

    Today we met with Karri Saarinen, a designer at Airbnb working on their Design Language System. In this episode we dig deep into design tools and systems, collaboration at scale, building trust with…

    2016-06-29