#21 Product Design - Karri Saarinen (Linear) | Builders' Studio: a Founder School by Slush
Channel: Slush
Date: 2022-02-14

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Product design is what defines the look and feel of digital products and platforms, making it a crucial cornerstone of product development. However, as a relatively new field of expertise that combines design, engineering and marketing, not many truly understand the value of fantastic product design. Joining us to uncover this secret recipe is Karri Saarinen, Co-founder and CEO of Linear. 

Having led design at Airbnb and Coinbase, Karri builds on his experience to deliver a product design masterclass in this episode. Through this talk you’ll learn how to consider design as an advantage, why product-design fit matters, what to look for when hiring your first designer and much more.
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