Tobi

How @Linear builds product: 1. No product managers, just a head of product. PM duties are distributed across engineering and design. 2. No durable cross-functional teams. Teams assemble around a project and disperse once the project is done. 3. No metrics-based goals. Just a North Star company-level metric goal. 4. No A/B tests. Decisions are b... See more

Elan: Something that you’ve written about is this idea that there’s two kinds of startups: one that's solving a functional problem, and one that's manifesting a creative vision. What's your take on the distinction between the two?

Sari: People want to go on a journey. They want to understand what your vision is, not just what problem you’re solving... See more