other / likes
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
“The other book that I like is the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, because it also talks about the quality of things and I think that's one of the main themes of the book.”
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Karri Saarinen
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book / recommends
Timeless Way of Building
“Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander. He wasn't really an architect, but he, I think, taught in Berkeley. He has these interesting thoughts about building things and he focuses on buildings and towns and these kinds of spaces, but I think there's a lot of things that are also interesting for building software. The other book that I like is the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, because it also talks about the quality of things and I think that's one of the main themes of the book. The thing is also that quality is so hard to define. If you actually start thinking about it, it's like, how do you define it? It's really hard to pin down, but it's like when you try something or see it, then you know if it's quality or not.”
book / likes
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
“Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander. He wasn't really an architect, but he, I think, taught in Berkeley. He has these interesting thoughts about building things and he focuses on buildings and towns and these kinds of spaces, but I think there's a lot of things that are also interesting for building software. The other book that I like is the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, because it also talks about the quality of things and I think that's one of the main themes of the book. The thing is also that quality is so hard to define. If you actually start thinking about it, it's like, how do you define it? It's really hard to pin down, but it's like when you try something or see it, then you know if it's quality or not.”
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What Karri said.
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01 / belief
I think sometimes when companies specialize roles a lot it's because it's more efficient.
“I think sometimes when companies specialize roles a lot it's because it's more efficient.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
02 / belief
Probably the only thing I would say is it's the hiring front that you really need to spend more time on it.
“Probably the only thing I would say is it's the hiring front that you really need to spend more time on it.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
03 / belief
I think traditionally, I feel like in companies, how do you get more scope is that you advance in the levels of the company because there's a lot of different teams and different levels.
“I think traditionally, I feel like in companies, how do you get more scope is that you advance in the levels of the company because there's a lot of different teams and different levels.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
04 / belief
I think I haven't necessarily fully figured it out, but I also figured it out, that hiring and delegation helps with this, that if you can find other leaders that can take on certain areas, that's helpful.
“I think I haven't necessarily fully figured it out, but I also figured it out, that hiring and delegation helps with this, that if you can find other leaders that can take on certain areas, that's helpful.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
05 / belief
I don't think there's any complicated processes. And so I think one of the things, I was in YC in 2012 and one of the main things they say there is what you should be focusing on when you build a startup is talk to customers, build the product, exercise.
“I don't think there's any complicated processes. And so I think one of the things, I was in YC in 2012 and one of the main things they say there is what you should be focusing on when you build a startup is talk to customers, build the product, exercise.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
06 / belief
I think we are always happy to assist on those things, if you just want to try it out and try it with the team, we can help you to set it up and help you to understand how to use the product.
“I think we are always happy to assist on those things, if you just want to try it out and try it with the team, we can help you to set it up and help you to understand how to use the product.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
07 / belief
I think maybe the countering to do things is that, actually, if you're doing really well in some category, just double down on that.
“I think maybe the countering to do things is that, actually, if you're doing really well in some category, just double down on that.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast