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Episode 107 · 13 September 2024 · 61 min

Tuomas Artman // CTO @ Linear

Tuomas Artman · CTO, Linear

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Tuomas Artman // CTO @ Linear

Grow the business, not the headcount with insights from Tuomas Artman (CTO of Linear). Saying no to hypergrowth helped Linear succeed, but how did they do it? How did they build a high-quality product with a smaller team? Listen to find out:

  • How to achieve quality products without increasing headcount 🌱
  • Avoiding feature bloat: The pitfalls of customer-driven development ⚖️
  • Why you should build for longevity, not acquisition: The downsides of selling too early 🏛
  • Why they raised funds after initially planning to bootstrap 💰
  • Why Full-Stack Engineers are in 👍, and QA Teams are out 👎
  • Why Linear avoids automated UI tests 🚦
  • How a local-first synchronization engine ensures a smooth UX ⚙️

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