What Karri Saarinen thinks about agency
Co-founder and CEO of Linear; previously principal designer at Airbnb, where he led the Design Language System, and founding designer at Coinbase.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Karri Saarinen has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsSo making products produces two things. The the product and the learning.
↗Context is now the product: Product leadership when software can build itself | Karri Saarinen (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 2nd of 10 in this recording