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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Books, apps, and tools
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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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I think didn't have that much time, because we decided to do an easier thing, which is a summer drink recipe, so I think people made matcha drinks and some coconut drinks or white iced tea, or something.
“I think didn't have that much time, because we decided to do an easier thing, which is a summer drink recipe, so I think people made matcha drinks and some coconut drinks or white iced tea, or something.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
02 / evaluation
I think that what the productivity software is trying to do is make people productive. And I think what productive means is you actually do something that matters for the company, which is, I don't know, build some new feature or fix something or design something.
“I think that what the productivity software is trying to do is make people productive. And I think what productive means is you actually do something that matters for the company, which is, I don't know, build some new feature or fix something or design something.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
03 / evaluation
I think since we were able to build a business pretty early on, we've been able to be in this position that actually we haven't spent any money on building the business.
“I think since we were able to build a business pretty early on, we've been able to be in this position that actually we haven't spent any money on building the business.”
- Speaker
- Karri Saarinen
- Episode
- Inside Linear: Building with taste, craft, and focus | Karri Saarinen (co-founder, designer, CEO)
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast