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Fast growing startups are built on Linear

We launched Linear exactly one year ago to help high-performing teams who wanted a better way to build software. Linear is fast…

Jun 29, 2021

Fast growing startups are built on Linear

Jun 29, 2021

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Linear

Building at the early stage

Before we started Linear, Jori and I built another company that was part of Y Combinator’s Summer 2012 batch. There were a lot of lessons…

Jan 22, 2021

Building at the early stage

Jan 22, 2021

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Linear

Linear raises $13M in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital

At Linear our focus has been on empowering builders to focus on their work of creating software. In the past year, we have come a long way…

Dec 8, 2020

Linear raises $13M in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital

Dec 8, 2020

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Practices for Building — Linear is now open for all

At Linear, we believe software can feel magical. Well designed tools and practices encourage momentum and level up execution in our teams…

Jun 30, 2020

Practices for Building — Linear is now open for all

Jun 30, 2020

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Startups, Write Changelogs

Changelogs are not uncommon in software development, but often changelog are not used in early stage companies to engage with users and…

May 18, 2020

Startups, Write Changelogs

May 18, 2020

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Linear

Linear’s Next Chapter: Announcing our $4.2M Seed Round

Our mission is to streamline how teams build great software, starting from issue tracking.

Nov 21, 2019

Linear’s Next Chapter: Announcing our $4.2M Seed Round

Nov 21, 2019

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Linear

Announcing Linear

Introducing the more enjoyable and efficient way to manage software development with linear.app

Apr 18, 2019

Announcing Linear

Apr 18, 2019

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Airbnb Design

Working Type

How we introduced Airbnb Cereal to our UI

Dec 18, 2018

Working Type

Dec 18, 2018

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Airbnb Design

Building a Visual Language

Behind the scenes of our DLS

Aug 6, 2016

Building a Visual Language

Aug 6, 2016

Karri Saarinen

Karri Saarinen

Cofounder, CEO Linear. Past: Principal Designer & co-creator design systems Airbnb. Founding design Coinbase . Cofounded Kippt, Rails Girls. YC Alumn

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