First of Kind: The @karrisaarinen interview
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First of Kind: The @karrisaarinen interview Can a designer-founder win the VC game ignoring all its rules? Karri Saarinen’s uncompromising and distinct approach to quality has made him an iconic designer/CEO. Will that same playbook hold up in the agentic age? 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 Scope 45:37 Linear Recalibrate
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