Can a designer-founder win the VC game by ignoring all of its rules?
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Can a designer-founder win the VC game by ignoring all of its rules? Season 3, Episode 3 is here: How @karrisaarinen built @linear to win through quality above all else – now available on 𝕏, YouTube, and Instagram Powered by @framer @noondesign @bot @tryramp @vercel @meetgranola @profound 00:00 Winning by Your Own Rules 03:12 Quality Is Directional 06:24 Do You Design in Code? 15:45 Owning the Problem 22:45 Beyond the Issue Tracker 26:36 The Bull Case for Design 28:45 Do We Still Need UI? 33:02 The Car Designer of Software 37:37 School Feels Fake 40:59 Never Build the MVP 43:56 Clarity of S
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